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Hong Zhao

Stories By Hong Zhao
Mexican journalist killed after reporting on organized crime
By , • 12 May 2015
A Mexican radio journalist was found dead with four gunshot wounds following a series of reports on organized crime. The body of Armando Saldaña, 52, was found May 4, in a white Ford pickup truck near the town…
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Project Exile: After flight, Colombian struggles to resume reporting
By  • 30 April 2015
"I have three bodyguards that come with me everywhere, I always use an armored vehicle." In 2011, Colombian journalist Mary Luz Avedaño published two investigative pieces about drug cartels in her home city of Medellín.…
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Libyan journalist slain in Benghazi
By , • 27 April 2015
A Libyan journalist who was covering fighting between Islamist militias and pro-government groups in the eastern city of Benghazi has been killed. Muftah al-Qatrani, 33, a producer for Libya's Al-Anwar television company was shot in…
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Photo essay: "There is no such thing as safety in Syria"
By  • 23 April 2015
There is a paradox about Syrian news. It's among the stories that's received the most coverage globally – and yet very few international journalists can report from inside the country. One of those who has…
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Norwegian journalist detained in Yemen
By  • 13 April 2015
A Norwegian freelance journalist has been detained in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on suspicion of sping on Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Raymond Lidal, 28, was arrested in the early morning hours of March 29 by Houthi security…
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Native and foreign: two views on China reporting
By  • 5 March 2015
An American and a Chinese reporter have different views on the future of journalism in China China isn't an easy place to be a reporter. There is Internet censorship, pressure from security services and certain…
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Syria releases Swedish journalist
By  • 24 February 2015
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime released a Swedish journalist held for six days after being arrested with a translator in near the country's northeastern border with Turkey. Joakim Medin, 30, a freelancer who has worked…
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Egypt releases al-Jazeera's Greste after more than a year
By  • 3 February 2015
An  al-Jazeera reporter held for 400 days in prison in Egypt has been released and deported back to his home country of Australia. Peter Greste, 49, of al-Jazeera's English-language affiliate was arrested with two colleagues…
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