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2010-09-18 Caribbean-Latin America

News photographer killed in Juarez -- UPDATEDx3

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Posted by Fred 2010-09-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 A little background:

El Diario has been involved in a little controversy itself. Last month following a shootout that took place at a Holiday Inn just across the street on Calle Juvenal Aragon, Diario wrote a letter to the Mexican national government demanding the Mexican Federal agents boarded in the Holiday Inn be quartered elsewhere. A day later the agents were moved but the newspaper was then beseiged for s short time by protesting former workers at the Holiday Inn.

Background on the Holiday Inn shootout can be found here.

Also, the reason why the Mexican Federal agents were moved to the hotel was they were part of a rotation of 300 agents who were moved out after months of sustained attacks by criminal gangs and accusations of civil rights violations, such as extortion and robbery.

There is little in Juarez that would cause Juarez Cartel, La Linea, its armed wing and the Sinaloa Cartel to go after photojournalists.

Not accusing the government of doing anything, except that the concept of rogue elements in Mexican law enforcement is not an unknown possibility. It has happened in the recent past.

Posted by badanov 2010-09-18 10:00|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2010-09-18 10:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Oopsies. Forgot about the archives restrictions. article can be found Here

Posted by badanov 2010-09-18 10:05|| http://www.freefirezone.org 2010-09-18 10:05|| Front Page Top

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