A Brazilian journalist was shot dead late Sunday by two unknown assailants on a motorcycle in the town of Ponta Porã, near the Paraguayan border. Paulo Roberto Carlos Rodrigues, who went by the name Paulo Rocaro, was driving home through the center of Ponta Porã at approximately 23:30 when the attack occurred, according to Mercosulnews.com, […]

It has been a year since the heady days of revolution that lead to the end of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign. But a year later, journalists covering the continuing demonstrations are still being targeted in the streets, and those pushing for greater media freedom face setback after setback. The offices of private broadcasters […]

Two television journalists were found stabbed to death on Saturday, Feb. 11, in their home in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. The motive of the killing is unknown and police have yet to determine whether it is related to their work. Police said authorities are investigating the killing of Sagar Sarwar and his wife, Mehrun […]

Outspoken and controversial political journalist Mário Randolfo Marques Lopes was kidnapped with his girlfriend, Maria Aparecida Guimarães, and ruthlessly executed yesterday at point blank range in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lopes and his girlfriend were seized Wednesday, reportedly by three men, who held the couple for 22 hours before taking them to […]