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Journalists under siege in Mexico

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    Three crime photojournalists killed less than a week after an investigative reporter was found murdered

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Dismembered bodies in plastic bags dumped at a -- His victims were journalists and it's all happening -- right next start us in Mexico and it's almost nonstop.

Now three photo journalist murdered lesson a week after reporter was murdered in her own home prices -- correspond James -- joins us from Mexico City.

Good evening James and tell me about these four people who have been found murdered these journalists.

We'll let three of them were photojournalist.

What that would eventually more.

So the more she's still looking woman tries to give up and then become well -- -- -- that they do better crews -- come back.

The other victim was the -- -- of one of the only just but just disappeared.

And we'll found sovereign paradoxically on bulls press freedom day they would find.

And to the police who drag these back sides.

Come out that that they've been tortured.

Murders and then dismembered.

It's a message from the drug -- -- -- the drug cartels.

Coming -- enough area we don't want you reporting normal and if you do this is exactly what's going to happen.

I -- you and the other journalists terrified and -- -- about 80 we read this night after night there's a woman who is strangled and beaten in her a journalist.

In her own bathroom about a week ago.

Why you know I mean I you guys not -- in the message to the -- I mean what what makes you keep join us.

Well so far and I just spoke.

The the -- -- Targeted Mexican.

To stay home -- journalists -- It could happen to any person and he -- this is -- any funds both.

People have to be aware of this people who are obviously it must risk in places like -- cruise.

-- -- -- 35 bodies were found on the streets of Veracruz.

And obviously things were going badly -- with the police in December 0800 about 800 police officers.

In Vera Cruz who -- 300 support administrative personnel who also fought and they were replaced by Marines always -- up -- -- is not working.

You know I didn't break critic of president called around and President Obama because they review -- sector of state Hillary Clinton when she said about a year or two ago.

That Mexico's like Columbia have twenty years ago.

Do you see any improvement to in Mexico in terms of a decline of violence in a decline of influenced by the cartel or -- growing.

Well -- it -- -- more -- I mean we've we've got news schools so.

Nine bodies being hung gulf of bridge inaudible -- -- which was good within -- of Laredo and Texas.

And then several out of place.

Fourteen -- safety bodies in the vehicle.

I'm ahead in the I just checked by the mayor's office -- this is seen as this is you know.

Madness and in in the drug pool most of the that the people involved in -- -- that this drug cartel again.

Well but can't tell who thought that the spread like wildfire from north right and so the problem borders of Mexico the drug war you know.

Questions getting.

Books on bush or prime and the -- -- thought the is that the government the attorney general's office does not provide any figures.

But how many people have been killed -- in general -- at 47515.

People being killed.

Sox have six kids in December of 2006.

Until September 2011.

No figures have been supplied about anybody's guess could be 50006.

He doesn't think we've done this not telling us.

James thank you.

Thank you.