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From the Communiqué

27 April 2011

Journalist found dead in Bolivia; cameraman gunned down in El Salvador

Two journalists were killed in two relatively safe countries in Latin America this past week. A journalist who went missing on 19 April in Bolivia was found dead two days later, report IFEX interim member Asociación Nacional de la Prensa (ANP) and other IFEX members, while a cameraman in El Salvador was gunned down near the capital on Monday, report the Inter American Press Association (IAPA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
10 September 2009

Photojournalist/documentary filmmaker killed

Filmmaker Christian Poveda was shot to death after spending years documenting the lives of gangs A filmmaker who spent years documenting El Salvador's most violent gangs was shot dead last week, say the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Press Institute (IPI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

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Reports

5 November 2008

General Assembly 2008 Country Report: El Salvador

8 May 2008

Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: El Salvador




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Alerts

Death squads threaten Radio Victoria journalists 9 May 2011 Murder of camera operator brings IAPA condemnation, call for investigation 28 April 2011 RSF reacts to guilty verdict for filmmaker's killers with mixture of relief and frustration 11 March 2011 ARTICLE 19 applauds adoption of Access to Public Information Law 9 December 2010 A year later, many arrests in journalist's murder but facts still unclear 7 September 2010 Three more suspects arrested in Christian Poveda murder investigation 19 February 2010 Renewed threats against staff and journalists of Radio Victoria 5 January 2010 Journalist's daughter killed in Honduras; more arrests in Salvadorean journalist's murder 17 December 2009 Five suspects arrested in investigation into filmmaker's murder 15 September 2009 Filmmaker who documented Salvadoran gang violence murdered 3 September 2009 Murder of activist, then threats to others 10 August 2009 Three journalists receive death threats in El Salvador; editor harassed in Venezuela 31 July 2009 Journalists and media outlets call on new government to pass laws and public policies that democratise communication 4 May 2009 Community radio reporter assaulted by municipal officials 26 September 2008 Gang members sentenced to 35 years for critical journalist's murder; human rights defender questions failure to investigate motives 16 May 2008 Death threats against radio station owner; media ownership too concentrated, warns PROBIDAD 18 January 2008 Journalists assaulted by police and demonstrators during clashes in Santa Ana department 30 October 2007 Suspect arrested in murder of journalist Salvador Sánchez Roque 12 October 2007 Journalist killed following threats 24 September 2007 Journalist released from detention, still faces proceedings for "acts of terrorism" 25 July 2007 Woman journalist jailed on spurious "terrorism" charge for covering a protest; Reuters photographer injured 11 July 2007 Politicians, journalists and government officials jointly recommend reforms to defamation and access to information laws 16 May 2007 CPJ condemns attacks on journalists during street protests, urges thorough investigation 17 July 2006 See all alerts: El Salvador
 
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