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    Journalists are fleeing for their lives in Mexico. There are few havens

    by Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times Feb 06, 2018 6 minutes

    EL PASO, Texas - During sleepless nights in an immigrant detention center in Texas just north of the border, Emilio Gutierrez Soto has had a lot of time to think. Shivering on a flimsy mattress under thin sheets, the 54-year-old Gutierrez finds himself circling back to the same question: Was it worth it?

    Was it worth writing those articles critical of the Mexican military? Was it worth having to flee Mexico after receiving threats against his life?

    Many miles away, in a teeming Mexican metropolis, Julio Omar Gomez is not confined behind bars, but might as well be.

    Since last spring, Gomez, 37, has been living under state protection in a cramped, anonymous apartment many miles from home. He typically only leaves for appointments with his psychologist, who is treating him for anxiety and post-traumatic stress.

    Gomez, too, wonders whether his journalism was worth it. Was exposing government corruption in his home state of Baja California Sur

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