Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Award-winning Crime Reporter Killed in Mexico

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Award-winning reporter Javier Valdez has been shot dead in the north-western state of Sinaloa. Valdez, who specialized in covering drug trafficking and organized crime, was killed Monday when unidentified attackers opened fire on his car in the city of Culiacan where he was working. Valdez, 50, received the International Press Freedom Award by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in 2011 for his coverage of drug trafficking. He was a correspondent for a national newspaper,...

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