Javier Valdez Cárdenas

Javier Valdez Cárdenas (April 14, 1967 – May 15, 2017) was a Mexican journalist and founder of Ríodoce, a newspaper based in Sinaloa. He received several international awards for his writings on drug trafficking and organized crime in the Mexican Drug War.

 Death 
On May 15, 2017, Valdez Cárdenas was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen around noon, blocks away from the Ríodoce offices in Culiacán, Sinaloa. He was 50 years old.

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Category:1967 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Assassinated Mexican people
Category:Mexican journalists
Category:People from Sinaloa
Category:CPJ International Press Freedom Award winners