Playboy Mexico's editor said that he received death threats after his magazine published excerpts from a biography of President Felipe Calderon.
Gabriel Bauducco said he had received two threats by email, one of which "clearly" had to do with the publication of passages from the book "Felipe El Oscuro" (Felipe The Obscure) by Argentine journalist Olga Wornat.
"They say they are going to kill me," Bauducco told AFP in discussing the content of the messages received on August 1 and 3.
Playboy Mexico has since published ads in several newspapers decrying the threats against Bauducco, in an "appeal for the support and protection of Mexican authorities, demanding that the case be considered with utmost seriousness and speed."
The excerpts of the book published by Playboy reveal that two evangelical pastors advise Calderon in making his presidential decisions, according to the August issue of the magazine.
Bauducco, a 40-year-old journalist from Argentina, filed a complaint in court and appealed to the Mexico City Human Rights Commission. He has also received support from London-based free press organization Article 19.
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho, renowned for her work denouncing violence against women and children, temporarily left Mexico on Monday, after receiving death threats in late July.
Mexico is considered among the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, free press advocates say.
Eighty-two journalists have been killed in the Latin American nation since 2000, according to official data.
Mexican Playboy director receives death threats
Playboy Mexico's editor said that he received death threats after his magazine published excerpts from a biography of President Felipe Calderon.
Gabriel Bauducco said he had received two threats by email, one of which "clearly" had to do with the publication of passages from the book "Felipe El Oscuro" (Felipe The Obscure) by Argentine journalist Olga Wornat.
"They say they are going to kill me," Bauducco told AFP in discussing the content of the messages received on August 1 and 3.
Playboy Mexico has since published ads in several newspapers decrying the threats against Bauducco, in an "appeal for the support and protection of Mexican authorities, demanding that the case be considered with utmost seriousness and speed."
The excerpts of the book published by Playboy reveal that two evangelical pastors advise Calderon in making his presidential decisions, according to the August issue of the magazine.
Bauducco, a 40-year-old journalist from Argentina, filed a complaint in court and appealed to the Mexico City Human Rights Commission. He has also received support from London-based free press organization Article 19.
Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho, renowned for her work denouncing violence against women and children, temporarily left Mexico on Monday, after receiving death threats in late July.
Mexico is considered among the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, free press advocates say.
Eighty-two journalists have been killed in the Latin American nation since 2000, according to official data.