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Fewer journalists murdered, but violence against the press is 'worrisome' in Mexico

"Mexico closes 2023 with five murders of journalists but, despite the drop in these aggressions compared to last year, when thirteen murders against journalists were recorded, the problem continues to be 'worrisome,' Article 19 told EFE. 'Mexico should not have a single journalist murdered, it is outrageous for a journalist's life (woman or man) to […]

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IAPA condemns murders of two journalists in Guatemala

"The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) condemned the murder of two journalists in Guatemala and urged authorities to conduct a thorough investigation to determine the motive behind both crimes, identify the perpetrators, and bring them to justice. [...] On Dec. 21, around 5:30 am, radio host and journalist César Augusto Leiva Pimentel, from La Red radio, […]

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Mexico: Three arrested for murder of journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara in Sonora

"Three alleged hitmen are in custody for the murder of journalist Jesús Gutiérrez Vergara and a policeman, according to Santos González Yescas, mayor of San Luis Río Colorado, a [Mexican] municipality on the border with the United States. [...] Gutiérrez Vergara was the director of a website, Notiface Prensa Digital de San Luis, which mainly […]

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10 journalists murdered in Latin America in first half of 2023, Press Emblem Campaign reports

"Fewer journalists were killed in the first six months of this year, the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said on Thursday [July 6, 2023]. Since January, 27 journalists have paid for their profession with their lives in 17 countries. This is the lowest figure recorded in more than 15 years. […] From January up to June […]

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Community journalist murdered in central Guatemala

"Guatemalan community journalist, Eduardo Fernando Mendizabal Gálvez, was murdered on the outskirts of Guatemala City this Saturday [March 18], according to the Public Prosecutor's Office. Mendizabal Gálvez died in a hospital after being attacked with a firearm while driving in his vehicle in the municipality of Villa Canales, on the outskirts of Guatemala City, according […]

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Brazil: Police identify mastermind in deaths of journalist and Indigenous affairs expert

"The Federal Police (PF) of Brazil said this Mon. (Jan. 23) that Rubens Villar Coelho, alias 'Colombia,' was the mastermind behind the murders in the Amazon region of the British journalist Dom Phillips and the Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Araújo Pereira. 'I have no doubt that Villar Coelho was the criminal mastermind. We have proof […]