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Violence Against Journalists

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Dominican Republic Association of Journalists denounces attacks by the National Police against reporters during the pandemic

"The president of the Dominican Association of Journalists (CDP, for its acronym in Spanish), Mercedes Castillo, denounced that reporters who cover the curfew have suffered attacks by police patrols. Castillo condemned police brutality, and cited the cases of San Pedro Macorís, a city in which the journalist Dulce García and host Iván Echavarría were beaten, […]

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Colombia's FLIP rejects stigmatization of journalists covering demonstrations

“FLIP rejects public figures and journalists issuing messages that link reporters who cover social protests [in Colombia] with urban militias. These generic assessments put journalists at risk, deteriorate the conditions for the development of their work and negatively impact the debate on issues of public interest. On Nov. 23, FLIP learned that [journalist] Herbin Hoyos […]

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Armed group attacks journalist in Veracruz, Mexico

“A group of armed men attacked a journalist for the media outlet Presente in the municipality of Poza Rica, north of Veracruz. According to what was released by the same media outlet, the communicator was traveling in a company vehicle when some men blocked his way and opened fire on him. The name of the […]

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15 journalists suffer physical attacks and intimidation in Cochabamba, Bolivia

"Fifteen journalists from radio stations, television channels, newspapers and a private media agency in the city of Cochabamba suffered physical attacks and intimidation during journalistic coverage of blockades carried out by sectors that questioned the results of the general elections last October." Read original article (in Spanish)

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Mexican photojournalist abducted by armed group in Sinaloa is released

"Mexican photojournalist Carlos Zaaráin, who was abducted last Saturday by an armed group in the western state of Sinaloa along with two other people, was released last night, according to newspaper Noroeste, where the informant works. 'After being held for almost 24 hours, the photojournalist managed to return to his relatives in an apparent response […]

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FENAJ laments murder of another journalist in Brazil

"The National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ, for its acronym in Portuguese) expresses deep regret at the death of journalist Edney Menezes, 44, in the city of Peixoto de Azevedo, state of Mato Grosso. He was murdered on Sunday night, [Nov.] 15, when he was inside his car, at the intersection of Rua Getúlio Vargas and […]

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Journalist Mario Ortega attacked and killed in Puerto San José, Guatemala

“Media outlet San José Total reported through social networks about the death of the communicator at dawn this Saturday [Nov. 14], after the journalist spent four days in critical condition due to being shot on the night of Tuesday, Nov. 10. Mario Ortega was hospitalized after the attack on Tuesday in Puerto San José, [department […]

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Journalists injured during protests in Peru

“The security forces also repressed reporters in the capital: four journalists - from the daily El Comercio, Canal N, Ojo Público and the French agency AFP - were wounded by pellets. A fifth journalist was injured in Puerto Maldonado, in the Amazon region of Madre de Dios, according to the National Association of Journalists." Read […]

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Peruvian journalists association records 16 attacks on photojournalists and reporters in the last 48 hours

"The National Association of Journalists of Peru (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish) deplores the actions of the police who, in the last 48 hours, within the framework of the exercise of the legitimate citizen right to protest, have repressed photojournalists, reporters and protesters. At least 16 photojournalists, video reporters and reporters from the group […]

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‘Nos faltan 3,' a documentary about the Ecuadorian journalistic team that was abducted and murdered

"Gabriela Loja and Marisol Pesantez are the directors of the documentary 'We are missing 3,' about the abduction and murder of three Ecuadorian journalists on the Colombian border. The film opens this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at the Ochoymedio cinema, in Quito. […] This production is a historical and descriptive work of the events that […]

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Journalists and protesters shot and beaten in Cancun, Mexico

"Police from Quintana Roo and from Benito Juárez shot protesters and reporters who were covering the march against femicides in this city [Cancún] tonight. [...] The police began to shoot after the protesters moved from the prosecutor's office to the Municipal Palace of Benito Juárez. The police attacked anyone who recorded the shots they fired […]

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Mexican journalist Israel Vázquez is shot and killed while reporting

“Journalist Israel Vázquez Rangel died after being shot in the municipality of Salamanca, [state of] Guanajuato, while reporting. According to the first reports, the attack took place on [Nov. 9] Monday morning in colonia Villa Salamanca 400, where the journalist went after hearing a report on the discovery of human remains. When Israel was preparing […]