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MEXICO: Reporter threatened and robbed in central Michoacán

October 26, 2007 Posted November 2, 2007 Ricardo Zarco, Cadena 3 THREATENED, HARASSED Zarco, a 36-year-old freelance cameraman and producer for the Mexico City-based television network Cadena 3, was threatened and robbed while on his way home from work in Morelia, the capital of the central state of Michoacán.

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Two journalists attacked during protest in western El Salvador

OCTOBER 25, 2007 Posted December 7, 2007 Borman Mármol, La Prensa Gráfica Alex Nolasco, Canal 21 ATTACKED During a clash between protesters and local police near the western city of Santa Ana, Mármol, a photographer for the San Salvador-based daily La Prensa Gráfica,and Nolasco, a reporter for the national TV station Canal 21, were attacked…

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Television reporter attacked while covering debate

OCTOBER 25, 2007  Posted December 7, 2007 Paulina Moreno, Ávila TV ATTACKED Moreno, a reporter for the government-owned Ávila TV, was injured during an explosion at a debate in Caracas on the constitutional reforms proposed by President Hugo Chávez Frías.

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MEXICO: TV reporter and cameraman disappear

Gamaliel López Candanosa, TV Azteca Noreste, May 10, 2007, Monterrey Gerardo Paredes Pérez, TV Azteca Noreste, May 10, 2007, Monterrey TV Azteca Noreste reporter Gamaliel López Candanosa and camera operator Gerardo Paredes Pérez went missing on May 10 in the northern city of Monterrey, 440 miles (700 kilometers) from Mexico City, after reporting live on…

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MEXICO: Newsroom resigns following death threats and murder of media workers

October 9, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 El Imprarcial del Istmo THREATENED All reporters working for the Oaxaca-based daily El Imparcial del Istmo resigned a day after three of the paper’s media workers were murdered on the afternoon of October 8 while driving in the southern state of Oaxaca in a vehicle bearing the paper’s…

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GAMBIA: Reporters released after paying heavy bail

UPDATEOCTOBER 4, 2007 Original Alert: September 13, 2007 Malick Jones, Gambia Radio and Television Services

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BELIZE: Journalist beaten outside home in Belize City

OCTOBER 2, 2007 Posted December 19, 2007 Rufus X, Krem Radio, Krem TV ATTACKED An unidentified assailant attacked Rufus X, host of news programs on local Krem TV and Krem Radio, outside his home in Belize City, breaking his arm with an iron rod, according to reports on the local press.

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Police attack journalists in Islamabad

September 29, 2007 Posted October 1, 2007 More than 20 journalists ATTACKED Police used tear gas and batons against a group of more than 20 journalists outside the Election Commission in the Supreme Court building in Islamabad. Police said they were trying to clear a path for officials leaving the building. The journalists were covering…

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BELIZE: Unidentified individuals vandalize local journalist’s car

SEPTEMBER 28, 2007 Posted December 18, 2007 Evan Hyde, Amandala, Krem TV, Krem Radio THREATENED Unidentified individuals vandalized a car owned by Hyde, host of news programs on Belize City-based TV Krem and Radio Krem and contributor to the local biweekly publication Amandala, outside his home in Belize City on September 28. According to reports…

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Four arrested in journalist shooting

UPDATE September 27, 2007 Original case: September 20, 2007 Amaury Ribeiro Jr., Correio BrazilienseATTACKEDFederal district police arrested four men in Brasilia in connection to Ribeiro’s shooting on September 19. Although one of the detainees confessed to shooting Ribeiro, an investigative reporter for the Brasilia-based daily Correio Braziliense, during an attempted robbery, the reporter said he believed he…

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