Authorities in Mexico are investigating the murder of a journalist whose body was found with his hands tied and with tape over his eyes in the southern state of Chiapas. The killing comes as international press freedom organizations continue to label Mexico as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for news workers.
The Chiapas Attorney General’s Office confirmed the murder of Victor Alfonso Morales Culebro, who ran the online news site Realidades. Mexico’s El Universal revealed that when authorities recovered Morales’ body, he had his hands tied and tape wrapped around his head.
Morales Culebro was the son of Mario Culebro Velasco, the former Chiapas Secretary of State. A motive for the killing has not been revealed by authorities.
The murder comes amid a dramatic rise in violence in Chiapas as rival drug cartels fight for control of lucrative drug and human…
