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From the Communiqué

10 August 2011

Critical journalist slain

A critical Dominican journalist was kidnapped by gunmen and found dead hours later on 2 August. As the director of a magazine and host of a television programme, José Agustín Silvestre had accused political figures in the city of La Romana of involvement in drug trafficking, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
14 August 2008

CAMERAMAN WHO COVERED CRIME SHOT DEAD

Teleunión journalist Normando García was shot and killed on 7 August 2008 in Santiago, a city north of Santo Domingo.

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Journalist receives six-month sentence and harsh fine in defamation case 25 January 2012 Police identify journalist's alleged killers, confirm reporting was motive 11 August 2011 IAPA condemns journalist's murder 3 August 2011 Judge jails TV host after defamation trial opens 2 June 2011 Reporter wounded while covering funeral procession 3 February 2011 TV host wounded in shooting, motive still unknown 3 June 2010 Controversy after broadcasting authority forces TV station off the air 6 April 2010 Businessman accused of paying two men to murder cameraman 18 months ago 15 January 2010 Three journalists harassed after reporting on senator under investigation for alleged fraud 2 April 2009 Drug traffickers issue death threats to journalist and television producer Manuel Vega 17 March 2009 RSF concerned about freedom of expression statistics and authorities' failure to act 8 October 2008 Judge orders seizure of media investigation materials 24 September 2008 Cameraman shot dead following threats to him, host of same programme over crime coverage 11 August 2008 ARTICLE 19 celebrates judicial decisions recognising access to public information as a fundamental human right 30 May 2008 Journalist's car fired upon amid post-electoral tensions 22 May 2008 IAPA urges judiciary to ensure "Muralla" journalist's disappearance, other crimes against journalists, do not go unpunished 30 April 2008 Proposed election campaign reforms regulating news media threaten freedom of expression, says IAPA 4 October 2007 Radio journalist's home shot upon; sports TV journalist receives death threats 10 July 2007 Demonstrators threaten to lynch two journalists in Maimón; several others threatened, attacked elsewhere 28 June 2007 "Equilibrio" editor's murder allegedly work-related; investigation of journalist's 1994 disappearance reopened; "Ahora" director's murderers' sentences upheld 8 May 2007 Murderer of journalist Juan Andújar sentenced to 30 years in prison, fined for wounding another journalist; his fellow conspirator given five-year sentence 4 May 2007 Drug traffickers threaten to burn journalist alive 24 January 2007 Photographer assaulted while trying to photograph first lady, detained overnight 18 August 2006 Crime reporter abducted, threatened with death; escapes with minor injuries 10 March 2006 IAPA pleased by repeal of regulation restricting press freedom 26 May 2005 See all alerts: Dominican Republic
 
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