Mexican crime reporter abducted and slain in Durango State
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
- Organization: Committee to Protect Journalists
- Link: http://cpj.org
"New York, November 3, 2009—Crime reporter Bladimir Antuna García was found murdered Monday night, according local news reports, after reportedly being abducted from a street in the Mexican city of Durango that morning. The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Mexican authorities to show their commitment to press freedom and the protection of Mexican journalists by immediately bringing all those responsible to justice."
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