Region:Americas

Country:Mexico

Department/Province/State:Guanajuato

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:14/03/2025

Previous Threats:No history of threats

Type of Work:Journalist / Media worker

Organisation:Observatorio Ciudadano

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights

Sector Detail:Abuse of power/corruption, Impunity/Justice

More information:Red TDT

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://www.unesco.org/es/articles/la-directora-general-de-la-unesco-condena-el-asesinato-del-periodista-raul-iran-villarreal-belmont

https://articulo19.org/ante-la-desaparicion-y-homicidio-de-raul-iran-villareal-el-estado-debe-actuar/

https://rsf.org/es/m%C3%A9xico-rsf-exige-justicia-por-el-asesinato-del-periodista-ra%C3%BAl-ir%C3%A1n-villarreal-belmont

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