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Motive confirmed

Police name journalist’s alleged killers, confirm reporting was motive

Published on 10 August 2011Read

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Freed

TV host released after six days, but trial continues

Published on 3 June 2011Read

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TV host wounded in shooting, motive still unknown

Journalists in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros are all worried for their safety today following yesterday’s attack on José Yordi Veras (...)

Published on 3 June 2010 Read

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Controversy after broadcasting authority forces TV station off the air

Canal 53, a privately-owned TV station also known as Cibao TV Club that is based in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, was controversially (...)

Published on 31 March 2010 Read

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Businessman accused of paying two men to murder cameraman 18 months ago

Jaime Flete García, a businessman based in the northern city of Santiago de los Caballeros, was charged on 12 January with hiring two men to (...)

Published on 14 January 2010 Read

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Surprising silence from authorities about disturbing surge in press freedom violations

Reporters Without Borders has learned with concern of the figures compiled by the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP) for cases of threats, (...)

Published on 7 October 2008 Read

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TV cameraman gunned down in Santiago

Reporters Without Borders is outraged by yesterday’s murder of Normando García, a cameraman and producer with local TV station Teleunión, in the (...)

Published on 8 August 2008 Read

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Journalist’s car fired at in post-electoral tension

Reporters Without Borders today expressed concern about the safety of TV presenter Juan Bonilla Martínez, of the privately-owned station Mega (...)

Published on 22 May 2008 Read

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Government urged to respond after shooting attack on radio journalist’s home

Reporters Without Borders called today for a response from the government after the increased threat of violence to Dominican journalists was (...)

Published on 9 July 2007 Read

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Demonstrators threaten to lynch two journalists amid decline in press freedom

Reporters Without Borders voiced alarm today at the threats and physical attacks against two journalists by demonstrators on 22 June in Maimón, in (...)

Published on 28 June 2007 Read