"The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (SRFOE) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemns the murder of journalist Mike Cabrera in the city of Portoviejo, Manabi province, and urges the State to investigate the facts fully, effectively and impartially, taking into consideration the journalistic work as a possible motive for the crime, and to punish those responsible.
According to available information, Mike Cabrera was shot by a group of unknown individuals in the early morning of July 24, 2022, when he was talking with other people in one of the main avenues of Portoviejo. Although he was later taken to the hospital of the Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social, he did not survive the attack. Mike Cabrera had worked as a presenter in a news program of the Televisión Manabita channel and was currently covering local issues through Nexo Digital, his news page on social networks."
