Mayan journalist and activist held for past six months

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is alarmed by Mayan journalist and human rights activist Pedro Canché's detention for the past six months in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, a town in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo, for criticizing the state's governor. Canché continues to be held although a Quintana Roo district judge ruled on 24 February that the proceedings brought against him on “sabotage” charges were arbitrary and that he had been denied due process. His lawyer, María Araceli Andrade Tolama, (...)

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