Why Is It So Dangerous To Tell The Truth In Mexico?

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat

Stop for a second, because what you are about to see—there are those who would prefer it didn't exist. May 3rd: World Press Freedom Day. A day that sounds like an established right—yet in Mexico, it is lived out amidst grave danger. 

Today, press freedom is commemorated in a country where telling the truth can cost you your life; where stories vanish if no one steps up to tell them. 

"I want my daughter because she was admitted here, and she has to be released from here." 

Disappearances, corruption, violence—realities that those in power often attempt to conceal

"Tomorrow marks three months of this corruption that kills regarding the derailment of the interoceanic train."

But when someone decides to tell the story, everything changes. 

"The corruption witnessed here is truly staggering—and it was all captured on camera."

For the truth doesn’t simply appear on its own; it is investigated, it is documented, and today—more than ever—it is shared. 

"They took them alive. We want them back alive." 

This May 3rd isn’t just about journalists. 

"The Izaguirre Ranch in Techutlán, Jalisco: it isn’t merely a criminal extermination site. It also bears signs that the very notions of truth and justice are being systematically eradicated."

It’s about everyone who chooses not to remain silent. 

"Even if it’s just a tiny bone—a single fragment to hold onto—it means knowing that they are there. Why are a man and a woman so weary? They are the parents of those caught up in the reality we are currently enduring."

It’s about those who transform their pain into a public outcry. 

"Maricela Escobedo had become a social activist, demanding justice from the authorities."

Press freedom is not merely a concept; it is the force that renders the truth visible. 

"I came to confront the government. We do not want their dictatorship—we do not want it.”

In view of this, the truth must be told, every single day. What do you think? Without a free press, would we know everything that’s going on, or just what they want us to know? 

Source: Azteca Noticias