Latest News on Journalist Safety and Impunity

Brazilian journalist shot and killed

Brazilian journalist Valerio Luiz de Oliveira was killed by an attacker on July 5, as he was leaving the headquarters of Radio 820 AM in Goinania, Brazil. According to local newspaper, Diário da Manhã, a motorcycle pulled up to Luiz’s car as he was leaving the station and fired seven shots into the driver’s side […]

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Journalist murdered in Brazil

Police in Brazil are investigating the murder on Wednesday night of the owner of an online investigative news site known for its controversial reporting on local politics and law enforcement activity. Eduardo Carvalho, 51, was shot at least four times by unknown gunmen in front of his home in Campo Grande, capital of Mato Grosso […]

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Russian journalist murdered

Russian authorities said today that a journalist gunned down last night in the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria may have been killed due to his work. The Investigative Committee of Russia suggested the link in a statement announcing that the Committee will head the investigation into the slaying of All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting […]

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Third journalist murdered in the Philippines

An unidentified gunman killed a Filipino photographer yesterday evening, the third murder of a journalist in the country in a 48-hour period this week. Local media reported that a man entered the General Santos City home of Mario Sy and shot him twice in front of his wife and daughter. Sy, 53, was taken to […]

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