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SPEAKER_00: This month of Encyclopedia Wamanica is brought to you by Macy's. In 1976, the US government introduced Black History Month to honor the achievements and cultural richness of the African American community. Something Macy's is passionate about throughout February and year round. You can shop black owned businesses available at Macy's at macy's.com slash honors. And head to that link to find a range of charities that empower black youth. It's just one way Macy's is committed to infusing inclusivity in everything they do. Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan. And this is Encyclopedia Wamanica. Today we're talking about a fearless Mexican journalist who fought against censorship, even at the cost of her own safety. She put her stories first, delivering some of the only unedited reporting on Mexican drug cartels and corrupt government officials in recent decades. Her work had enormous repercussions for journalism and social justice, even after her untimely death. Today we're talking about Regina Martinez Perez. Regina was born on September 7th, 1963 in a small town called Rafael Lucio in Vera Cruz. Though she left Vera Cruz after graduating from high school, she knew the area well and would return to it for her most in depth reporting. Regina attended the Universidad Veracruzana for journalism and immediately got a job at a rural TV station in the nearby state of Chiapas. The company was state owned, and Regina soon found her stories were subject to heavy censorship. After demanding better working conditions and realizing her situation wouldn't improve there, she left to pursue a career in print media. Regina spent five years working in Chiapas before deciding to return to Vera Cruz. Back in her home state, Regina found her knowledge of the area and its politics gave her great advantage in reporting. Vera Cruz was home to large drug trafficking organizations and government corruption, publications often self censored for fear of invoking retaliation based on coverage. But Regina found success doing just the opposite. She became an outspoken critic of human rights violations and abuses of authority and published in depth reporting on drug trafficking in the area. Regina worked for several local papers that attempted to censor her work, gaining experience as she moved from one publication to another. She also worked as a crime reporter for papers in the state's capital and used her knowledge of the area as a local correspondent for larger publications. Eventually, Regina began writing for Proceso, a magazine well known for shunning censorship and publishing anti-establishment content. Regina wrote for Proceso for more than 10 years, making her mark with investigations into the price of organized crime. Vera Cruz was and is an incredibly dangerous place for journalists. Since 2000, many journalists have been killed in the region or have gone missing. By the 2000s, Regina had published more than 60 reports detailing state violence and abuses of power. Her articles detailed clear links between government officials, police, and drug cartels in the area. According to the Forbidden Stories Cartel Project, a network of journalists created with the mission of sharing stories of journalists who were threatened, Regina began investigating the whereabouts of Vera Cruz's disappeared, people who had gone missing under suspicious circumstances in 2011. Estimates place the number of Vera Cruz's disappeared between 24,000 and 25,000 people. Regina had started to identify the locations of these people's remains and had started to investigate whether state authorities had played a hand in their deaths. On April 28th, 2012, Regina's investigation was cut short when she was found murdered in her home. She was 48 years old. Regina's death quickly became a contested event of government violence. A suspect who publicly confessed to the murder was arrested in October, but he later recanted his statement and told outlets he'd been tortured into his confession. No DNA evidence linked him or any other known criminals to the scene. Mexican authorities closed the investigation after labeling it a theft, even though Regina's most valuable possessions had been left behind. Proceso appointed a top journalist to cover the investigation, but this reporter also became a target for violence. In the wake of Regina's death, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Proceso and other journalists, questioned the legitimacy of the case's proceedings. In June of 2012, former President Felipe Calderon signed the Law for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists, which makes attacks against journalists a federal crime and implements preventative measures to protect them. Proceso called the murder the result of a broken country, a situation of daily violence in which extreme acts are not the exception, but the rule daily. Since Regina's passing, one of her friends has organized a yearly march in front of the governor's palace on the day of her death. All month, we're talking about journalists. For more on why we're doing what we're doing, check out our newsletter, Womanica Weekly. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram at Encyclopaedia Womanica. Special thanks to Liz Kaplan, my favorite sister and co-creator. Talk to you tomorrow.
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