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2001 Sep 28 |
In Northern Ireland Martin O’Hagan (51), a Catholic journalist, was killed in a driveby shooting in Lurgan. O’Hagan had written exposes of Protestant extremists and their criminal activities. In 2008 police charged 3 suspected members of the outlawed Protestant paramilitary group, the Loyalist Volunteer Force, with the murder. Links: Murder, Northern Ireland, Journalist 
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2003 Apr 7 |
Juan Emeterio Rivas, Colombia radio journalist for station Calor Estereo, was shot and killed by gunmen after he told his police body guards to take time off. Rivas' body and that of an engineering student were discovered in a rural area outside Barrancabermeja. Julio Cesar Ardila, the mayor of Barrancabermeja, was later charged with ordering the murder. He was among three men convicted in the murder of Jose Emeterio Rivas. In 2009 Ardila was sentenced to 28 years in prison for ordering the murder. Links: Colombia, Radio, Murder, Journalist
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2019 Sep 29 |
Russian journalist Yulia Yuzik flew into Tehran and Iranian officials seized her passport at the airport for unknown reasons. She was arrested in her hotel room on Oct 2 and reportedly faced charges of espionage for Israel. Links: Russia, Iran, Journalist
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2019 Oct 4 |
In Mexico a National Geographic journalist was shot in the leg in Chihuahua state late today while interviewing an alleged drug dealer, who was killed when four armed men stormed in on the interview. Links: Mexico, Murder, Drugs, Journalist
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