The
PEC joins the Journalists' Union of Paraguay (Sindicato de Periodistas
del Paraguay, SPP) who condemns the murder of journalist Carlos Artaza (photo),
in Pedro Juan Caballero. Artaza worked for the press department in the
Amambay governor's office and was targeted in a premeditated attack
during which he was shot six times. On the morning of 25 April 2013 he
was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.26 April is the national Day of the Journalist, commemorating the 1991 murder of journalist Santiago Leguizamón. SPP is saddened that on the eve of this day another journalist has been killed. The organisation offers its condolences to Artaza's family and calls for a rigorous investigation and exemplary punishment for those responsible for this terrible killing.
Artaza participated in a political event on the night of 24 April and when he returned home, was attacked by people driving a motorcycle.
This incident is the latest in a line of incidents, most recently the repeated death threats against journalist Aníbal Gómez Caballero. Cándido Figueredo, an ABC Color correspondent in Pedro Juan Caballero, has also received threats recently.
SPP calls on the local authorities to put more emphasis on the safety of journalists, with the aim of protecting them, especially in regions where there is unrest such as in towns near the border.
The organisation pledges that, for the sake of Artaza's wife and children, they will not let his murder go unpunished. To do this, SPP will take the necessary steps to punish those who are spreading this message of violence against journalists and the general population. SPP calls for an end to impunity and for justice for Carlos Artaza.
Carlos Artaza is the second journalist to be killed this year in Pedro Juan Caballero, a city on the Brazilian border that is the capital of Amambay department, following radio station owner and manager Marcelino Vazquez February 6.
Threats marked the campaign for the 21 April general election.
According to the PEC Ticking clock, 12 journalists were killed in Latin America since January this year, 5 only in April, an alarming trend.
***17.04.2013. PAKISTAN. THE PRESS EMBLEM CAMPAIGN (PEC) CONDEMNED THE SUICIDE BOMB ATTACK IN PESHAWAR WHICH KILLED A PAKISTANI JOURNALIST AND INJURED TWO OTHERS
PAKISTAN: The
Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), which is fighting for the protection of
journalists has strongly condemned the suicide bomb attack on a
political party rally in Pakistan’s Northwestern city of Peshawar in
which among others, a Pakistani print journalist was killed and two
other media persons sustained injuries. The incident took place on April 16 late evening in Yakatoot, a crowded neighbor of Peshawar city soon after the party senior leader Ghulam Ahmed Bilour came to the gathering, however he escaped. In this happening, two children, and six police officials among 16 people killed and dozen more including women and children were injured.
Mr. Tariq Aslam Durrani (photo), 46 a sub-editor with Urdu language ‘the Daily Pakistan’ was killed while covering the rally of the Awami National Party (ANP) along with other media persons. Besides, a news editor of the same newspaper Mr. Azhar Ali Shah and Mr. Ehtisham Khan a reporter with the Express television sustained injuries who were shifted to hospital, however they are out of danger now, doctors said.
The deceased has left four kids, a widow and was living in rented house, his close relatives told the PEC.
Amid the country is preparing to hold general polls on May 11, this is the fourth deadly attack on politicians or political parties in last three days which is much alarming.
In such a situation, doing journalism is becoming much difficult not only in terrorists hit tribal areas of Pakistan, but even in major urban centers.
Latter, the spokesman of the outlawed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ehsanullah Ehsan while talking to a private television channel on phone claimed the responsibility of the blast.
It is worth mentioning that according to the PEC record, during Jan-March 2013, Pakistan remained the most ‘dangerous country’ for journalists to do journalism. During this period seven journalists were been killed with impunity followed by Syria with four journalists’ casualties and Somalia and Brazil with three each.
This quarterly report for 2013, number of journalists killed in the first three months of the year clocked at 28 in 15 countries, has gone down to near 10 percent as compared with the same period last year, however the situation still grim in most parts of the world.
During April 2012, so far three journalists have been killed including Mr. Durrani of Pakistan. This has led the total number on the PEC ticking clock to 31
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