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An indigenous woman walks in Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca state, on February 15, 2019. Telésforo Enríquez, the founder of a community radio station, was found shot dead in the town of San Agustín Loxicha, Oaxaca, on May 2. (AFP/Rodrigo Arangua)

Telésforo Enríquez, founder of Mexican community radio station, shot dead in Oaxaca

May 6, 2019 5:55 PM EDT

Mexico City, May 6, 2019–Mexican authorities must immediately and transparently investigate the killing of journalist and political activist Telésforo Santiago Enríquez, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Enríquez was found shot dead the afternoon of May 2 just outside the city of Juchitán, in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, according to news reports.