Reporter gunned down in latest attack on Mexican journalists
Mexico City, MexicoReuters A Mexican reporter was killed Wednesday in one of the country’s most violent northern border states, authorities and his employer said, the latest in a series of attacks in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for journalists. Antonio de la Cruz, a journalist for local newspaper Expreso, was shot and killed […]
Ninth journalist killed in Mexico this year as foreign criticism mounts
Mexico City, MexicoReuters A Mexican journalist was found dead in the north-western state of Sinaloa on Thursday, authorities said, marking the ninth death of a media worker in a unprecedentedly bloody year for the country which has drawn international scrutiny. Luis Enrique Ramirez, a veteran journalist and columnist at El Debate, was found dead on […]
Mexican journalist killed in latest violent attack on media
Mexico CityReuters A Mexican journalist was shot and killed in the southern state of Oaxaca on Thursday, police said, the latest in a string of journalist deaths that have prompted US lawmakers to pressure Mexico to step up protections. Heber Lopez, an independent journalist who ran NoticiasWeb, was shot and killed, police officials told Mexican […]
US journalist freed in Myanmar, says he was not beaten or starved
Doha, QatarReuters American journalist Danny Fenster said he was healthy and happy to be going home after he was freed from prison in Myanmar and flew to Qatar on Monday, following negotiations between former US diplomat Bill Richardson and the ruling military junta. Fenster, 37, the managing editor of independent online magazine Frontier Myanmar, looked […]
Malta’s government carries responsibility for journalist’s murder, inquiry finds
Valletta, MaltaReuters An independent inquiry into the car bomb murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta found on Thursday that the state had to bear responsibility after creating a “culture of impunity”. Caruana Galizia was killed in a massive explosion as she drove out of her home on 16th October, 2017. A sign […]
Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces, Taliban
Spin Boldak, AfghanistanReuters Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui was killed on Friday while covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters near a border crossing with Pakistan, an Afghan commander said. Afghan special forces had been fighting to retake the main market area of Spin Boldak when Siddiqui and a senior Afghan officer were […]