Oaxaca Journalist Who Criticised Governor Shot Dead; Federal Probe Launched

Press Freedom Under Fire Key Facts —The Victim. Alejandro Leyva, 60, was an independent journalist known for exposing corruption and harshly criticising Oaxaca Governor Salomón Jara. —The Attack. Gunmen on a motorcycle shot Leyva dead while he ate at a roadside food stand in San Pablo Etla, outside Oaxaca City. —Federal Takeover. The federal Attorney…