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Héctor de Mauleón

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Journalist and writer Héctor de Mauleón has received repeated threats for his investigations of government corruption and criminal groups. In July 2019 and November 2021, he shared threats that he had received via email, and in January 2020, he received a threat in the form of a letter delivered to his home about a 2017 article he had published. Finally, in January 2024, De Mauleón shared that he had been intimidated by unknown individuals while recording his cultural program, "El Foco."