On Saturday, the body of Marisol Macias Castaneda, newsroom manager for a local newspaper in the border town of Nuevo Laredo, Mex., was found in a park.
The 39-year-old, who frequently contributed to local social networking sites under the nickname “Laredo Girl,” had been battered, butchered and decapitated.
Her head was placed on a nearby decorative cement pillar next to a hand-written poster as a warning to others who dare to discuss the crimes of the drug cartels online.
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Lately, they have declared war on Mexico’s fledgling social networks in an attempt to silence online reporting of their activities.
After successfully shutting down most commentary on the drug trade in local and mainstream media by kidnapping, killing and intimidating journalists, the cartels are targeting online contributors who share information on social networking sites.
[via National Post]
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