Javier Valdez C?rdenas

Also known as: R?odoce / AFP

Journalist

Male Verified

DiedMay 15, 2017

Location of DeathCuliac?n, Mexico

Cause of DeathShot

Conflict Journalist Deaths - Mexico

Javier Valdez C?rdenas ? MX journalist for R?odoce / AFP, covering Crime/corruption, ? died on May 15, 2017 in Culiac?n, Mexico. Cause: Shot.

Their Story

Javier Valdez C?rdenas was a MX journalist who worked for R?odoce / AFP, covering Crime/corruption,. He was killed on May 15, 2017 in Culiac?n, Mexico, becoming one of the many journalists who have lost their lives covering this conflict.

On May 15, 2017, Javier Valdez C?rdenas was Shot in Culiac?n, Mexico. CPJ confirmed the death as work-related.

Journalist Deaths ? Mexico has claimed the lives of numerous media workers. The killing of journalists doesn't just erase individuals ? it erases the record of what happened to civilian populations in conflict zones. Each journalist killed is a gap in the historical record.

Data sourced from CPJ ? the world's most comprehensive database of journalist casualties in conflict zones. CPJ profile: https://cpj.org/data/people/javier-valdez/.

Sources & References

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Javier Valdez C?rdenas was killed during Journalist Deaths - Mexico (from January 2020 to November -0001). The conflict concluded in November -0001. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Mois?s S?nchez Cerezo, Gumaro P?rez Aguilando, Cecilio Pineda Birto, Miroslava Breach Velducea.

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