Albertina Martínez Burgos

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Albertina Martínez Burgos (March 14, 1981 - November 21, 2019) was a Chilean photojournalist.

Biography[]

Albertina Mariana Martínez Burgos was born March 14, 1981. She moved to Santiago from southern Chile in 2009 to pursue a career in photography.[1] She worked at Chile's main daily, El Mercurio[1] and later as a lighting assistant for the Chilean television channel Mega,[2] and was also a freelance photojournalist. Martínez actively participated in demonstrating against the repression and abuses of the Carabineros de Chile towards the demonstrators as a result of the protests against the government of Sebastián Piñera in November 2019. She also covered "violence against women during protests".[3] Her private Instagram showed photos of masked protestors in the week before her death.[1] She was found dead in her apartment in Santiago on November 21, 2019, as a result of being stabbed and beaten. Her photography equipment was missing from her home.[4][5] Her body was discovered by her boyfriend's mother after he was unable to contact her; with the help of a locksmith the mother was able to enter the apartment and found Burgos dead.[6] The timing of her death and her missing equipment prompted suspicion that she was targeted because of her protest coverage.[1] After her death, the photojournalist group Frente Fotograficó shared her pictures from the protests on social media with the hashtag #JUSTICIAPARAALBERTINA.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chile: was a young woman murdered for photographing anti-government protests?". the Guardian. 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  2. ^ Women In Journalism (27 November 2019). "We are devastated by the killing of Chilean photojournalist Albertina Martínez". Medium. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  3. ^ Sabados, Katarina. "Chilean Photojournalist Found Dead". Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ Fulgor.com, El (23 November 2019). "Conmoción en Chile por asesinato de fotoperiodista". El Fulgor (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  5. ^ Newman, Ed (25 November 2019). "Chilean photojournalist Albertina Martínez Burgos killed in Santiago". Radio Havana Cuba. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Chilean journalist Albertina Martínez Burgos found dead in Santiago". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2019-11-26. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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