Carmen Aristegui

When victims who have suffered those crimes, turn to justice in order to reconstruct their lives and their dignity, they are invariably confronted with a complex framework of political and economic interests operating against them, generating oftentimes insurmountable obstacles. In their efforts, they discover that principles such as Universal Justice may be their only path to overcome these obstacles or to accelerate judicial processes. The story repeats itself at different moments, in different places around the globe, under the same sun.

Mexico, mars 2015, Carmen Aristegui, journaliste incorruptible, est virée de la station de radio qui l’employait depuis des années. Soutenue par plus de 18 millions d’auditeurs, Carmen continue son combat. Son but: réveiller les consciences et lutter contre la désinformation. Une histoire où la résistance devient une forme de survie.

After being kidnapped in Syria and witnessing the execution of a colleague, war correspondent Témoris Grecko returns to a Mexico submerged in violence and starts a chronicle of the 3 most dangerous years for mexican journalists, from 2015 to 2017.

In the past decade, governments have developed advanced surveillance tools that invade smartphones and other devices, accessing private data and communications. Latin American states have used these technologies to infringe on the privacy and rights of citizens and journalists, threatening press freedom. The global market for such intrusive technologies is growing, with journalists becoming prime targets.

A compelling look at the dangerous, continuing risks committed journalists face in Mexico, where reporting on their country’s corruption and “narco politics” has led to the silencing and killing of some of their peers.

Des vidéos d’archives et de nouvelles interviews examinent la politique mexicaine en 1994, année marquée par la montée de l’EZLN et l’assassinat de Luis Donaldo Colosio.