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‘A never-ending nightmare’: A son’s decade-long fight for justice for murdered Brazilian sports journalist

"On July 5, 2012, Valério Luiz de Oliveira Filho was at home waiting for his father to arrive for lunch when he received a phone call from his stepmother. 'Go to the broadcaster,' she told him through tears, he said. 'Your father has been shot.' His father, Valério Luiz de Oliveira, a well-known sports journalist […]

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IAPA warns of wave of violence 'never seen before' against journalists in Latin America

"The panorama of freedom of the press in Latin America has only worsened, with a 'sharpening of the repression' of independent journalism and 'violence' against journalists, Ricardo Trotti, executive director of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA), said. IAPA will hold its semi-annual meeting from next Tuesday to Thursday. […] In these first three months of […]

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UNP declares a Day of Mourning for Ecuadorian Journalism on the anniversary of the murder of journalists from El Comercio

"The National Union of Journalists of Ecuador declared this Friday, April 8, 2022, as the Mourning Day of Ecuadorian Journalism. The organization commemorates this date in tribute to Javier Ortega, Efraín Segarra and Paúl Rivas, the journalistic team of EL COMERCIO, who was kidnapped and killed by dissidents on the northern border. During a commemorative […]

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Mexico: Son of former deputy is arrested for the murder of journalist Julio Valdivia

"Gustavo Abigail 'N,' detained based on an arrest warrant as having allegedly involved in the murder of the journalist from Veracruz Julio Valdivia in Tezonapa, is the son of the then Oaxacan PRI deputy Gustavo 'N,' currently under criminal proceedings. He's accused of allegedly having shot at police officers in the municipality of Fortín, Veracruz, […]

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Paraguay: Journalist Sandro Saúl Sánchez was murdered on the border with Brazil

"[…] The Board for the Safety of Journalists of Paraguay maintains that the investigation of the crime of Sandro Saúl Sánchez Benítez, 38, which occurred on March 16 in Pedro Juan Caballero, in the Department of Amambay, is essential. The victim was shot three times with a firearm by an unknown motorcyclist. Sandro Saúl Sánchez […]

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Mexican authorities have 16 detainees for murders of journalists in 2022

"Authorities arrested 16 people for their alleged participation in four of the murders of journalists registered this year in Mexico, the government reported this Thursday (March 17). When presenting a balance of the actions of the State against the crimes [committed against] reporters, the Undersecretary of Security, Ricardo Mejía, said the government had documented six […]

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Eighth journalist murdered in Mexico so far in 2022

"[Mexican] journalist Armando Linares was murdered this Tuesday [March 15] in Zitácuaro, in the state of Michoacán, as reported by the State Prosecutor's Office. The attack occurred in the afternoon (local time) 'at a private address,' according to a report from the public prosecutor. The reporter, director of the Monitor Michoacán portal, had denounced threats […]

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Europe asks Mexico to protect journalists and activists; government reproaches 'coup strategy'

"The Parliament of the European Union (EU) asked Mexico this Thursday, Mach 10, to ensure 'the protection' of journalists and human rights defenders, following the murder of seven reporters so far this year. This provoked a strong reaction from this Latin American government accusing the institution of joining a coup strategy. (...) The Parliament's resolution, which […]

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Journalists from 10 Mexican states gather and demand justice for their murdered colleagues

"More than 100 independent journalists attended the National Meeting of Journalists on Saturday (March 5, 2022) in the Mexican city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, state of Chiapas (southeast). They demanded a stop to the attacks [against journalists] and pointed out that many of these involve government officials. […] Al the meeting, they also […]

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Mexico: Journalist Jorge Camero Zazueta killed in Sonora

"Jorge Luis Camero Zazueta, nicknamed El Choche, was shot to death on Thursday, Feb. 24, in the Libertad neighborhood in Sonora. The journalist worked for the portal El Informativo and until two weeks ago he worked as private secretary to Mayor Luis Fuentes Aguilar at the Empalme City Hall. (...) According to local media, the […]