Second Brazilian journalist murdered in span of two weeks Two unidentified men on a motorcycle shot and killed a Brazilian journalist in the municipality of Ipatinga in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais on March 8, the Committee to Protect Journalists...
Brazilian radio host gunned down walking to work Local Brazilian radio journalist Mafaldo Berreza Goes was shot dead on his way to work Feb. 22, in the municipality of Jaguaribe (approximately 300 km from the provincial capital Fortaleza) in the northeastern...
Peruvian journalist attacked after reporting on local corruption Peruvian radio journalist Juan Carlos Yaya Salcedo, 35, has vowed to continue working after suffering a gunshot wound to his thigh,Feb. 6, according to the Peruvian national news website RPP. Salcedo, who...
Four Zimbabwean journalists attacked ahead of upcoming elections Four separate attacks against journalists in Zimbabwe could make it difficult for citizens there to receive accurate and timely information ahead of the country’s upcoming July 31 general elections. On...