Haïti - Politically-motivated attacks on journalists in Haitian town

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At least five journalists have been the victims of physical or verbal attacks in the past month in Petit-Goâve, a coastal town 65 km west of Port-au-Prince. The latest victim was Guyto Mathieu, the director of Radio Préférence FM and correspondent for the Haïti Libre news website, on 9 September. He has repeatedly been subjected to insults and derogatory comments. According to a Petit-Goâve journalists organization, a group opposed to the local government is responsible for these verbal (...)

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