Free Expression Daily Digest: Wed., October 28
Maldivian news site hacked, Police raid Turkish media group, and Romanian press freedom remains elusive. More
Journalism, A Most Deadly Profession
The cases of Ruben Espinosa, Gao Yu, and Sandeep Kothari demonstrate the worrying power of governments to crush freedom of expression. Methods of silencing journalists have moved beyond rigged… More
500+ writers to Mexican president: “End impunity in journalists’ murders”
Homero Arijdis, Chimamanda Adichie, Sandra Cisneros, and Neil Gaiman are among signatories to an open letter to President Peña Nieto with a clear message: end impunity in the murder… More
The Murder of Mexico’s Free Press
A month before the Mexican photojournalist Rubén Espinosa was murdered in Mexico City in late July, the governor of Veracruz, the province Mr. Espinosa had fled fearing for his… More
President Peña Nieto: Investigate the Murders of Journalists in Mexico and Establish Mechanisms to Protect their Lives
Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, and Sandra Cisneros join Alma Guillermoprieto and more than 400 others writers in calling on President Nieto to investigate the brutal murders of journalists, like… More
Ruben Espinosa | Status: Murdered | Mexico
Ruben Espinosa—along with four women, one of whom was a human rights activist—was found bound and shot execution-style in a private apartment in the calm, middle-class neighborhood of Navarte… More
Murder of Mexican Journalist Indicates Failure to Provide Most Basic Protections
The murder of photographer Ruben Espinosa in Mexico City on Friday indicates a failure to provide even the most basic protections for journalists. More
Mexico: Four Journalists, Two Weeks, Zero Arrests
The recent deaths of four journalists in Mexico in the last month—three of them in the space of a week—is a harrowing reminder of the dangers facing media professionals… More
Mexico: Ensure Adequate Resources for Protecting Journalists
Last month, a delegation from PEN Centers around the world, including PEN American Center, visited Mexico City to put the global spotlight on the growing threat to journalists in… More
A Land Where the Storyteller is the Story
For Mexicans today, it is hard to interpret the words around us. In the classified section, narco messages appear in the broken thumb language of text messaging. More
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