Mexico City.
Mexico City Police they attacked and held this Monday at four photojournalists, one of them from the Efe Agency, which covered a demonstration in the capital’s subway by International Women’s Day.
The events took place around noon inside the station Metro Hidalgo, in the center of the capital, when female photographersfollowed by a the women’s march who painted the facilities of suburban.
According to Efe photojournalist Sáshenka Gutiérrez, dozens of police officers “began to attack fellow photographers“And they tried arrest despite the fact that they have always identified themselves as journalists.
Besides Sáshenka Gutiérrez, they were beaten Gabriela Esquivel, 24 hours; Leslie Pérez, from Heraldo de México, and Graciela López, from Cuartoscuro.
The last two have become handcuffed and restrained cwall through police officers.
“They did not let us out, they closed access to the subway and they came back to us coup, USA they pulled their hair and they ignored that we are the press. They wanted us remove the cameras “, explained Gutiérrez, who recorded videos of what happened.
In addition, the police activated Extinguishing to reduce visibility and hit them again.
from photographers they were able to come out with the help of the protesters who returned to look for them, while the other two were detained up to Marabunta Brigade, an NGO that defends the free demonstration that He mediated with the police.
After leaving, Gutiérrez explained that I am fine, except for Leslie Pérez, who has some cuts on the hands of wives.
Upon learning of what happened, the Ministry of Public Security of Mexico City clarified on social media that “women are notn detained “ and I made sure that “Investigate the facts.”
He later contacted Efe to meet more details what happened.
Following the demonstrations by Women’s Day, downtown Mexico woke up this month with enhanced security and somes closed entrances.
Unlike previous years, the government has raised a huge amountand metal wall around the National Palace, the residence of the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to prevent feminist protesters from painting the walls of the building.
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The billboard, criticized by the feminist movement as a symbol of repression, became a tribute to women over the weekend. victims of feminicide, with flowers and graffiti.
Last year, Mexico registered 967 femicides, 16,545 rape offenses and a history of over 260,000 emergency calls related to violence against woman.
In addition, it is one of the countries in the most dangerous world for the press due to attacks by the authorities and organized crime, and in 2020 at least eight journalists were killed for their work, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). EFE