reporters+without+borders | TucsonSentinel.com http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/reporters+without+borders reporters+without+borders news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 2012 was one of the bloodiest years for journalists http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123112_journalists_killed/2012-was-one-bloodiest-years-journalists/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/123112_journalists_killed/2012-was-one-bloodiest-years-journalists/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com 121 journalists died in 2012, making it one of the bloodiest years on record. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 Mexican paper El Mañana stops covering violence after second grenade attack http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071112_mex_newspaper_attacks/mexican-paper-el-manana-stops-covering-violence-after-second-grenade-attack/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071112_mex_newspaper_attacks/mexican-paper-el-manana-stops-covering-violence-after-second-grenade-attack/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com A newspaper in Nuevo Laredo announced Wednesday it would no longer cover “violent disputes” after a second grenade attack against its office in as many months. Other newspapers in northern Mexico have stopped publishing stories about the drug war to protect their journalists against threats. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 Mexican police find slain journalist in car trunk http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mexico_journalist_killed/mexican-police-find-slain-journalist-car-trunk/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051512_mexico_journalist_killed/mexican-police-find-slain-journalist-car-trunk/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Another journalist has been killed in Mexico, this time in the central state of Morelos. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 Journalists found slain in Mexico http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050412_mexio_journalists_dead/journalists-found-slain-mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050412_mexio_journalists_dead/journalists-found-slain-mexico/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The dismembered bodies of two photojournalists were found in Mexico’s eastern state of Veracruz Thursday, less than a week after a magazine reporter was found dead in her home in the same state. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 Journalists missing, killed in Latin America http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050112_latin_america_reporters/journalists-missing-killed-latin-america/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050112_latin_america_reporters/journalists-missing-killed-latin-america/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com It’s been another week of chilling reminders of the high risks for journalists in parts of Latin America, with two killings turning the news lens on reporters. Now, a possible kidnapping in Colombia has put the danger further into focus. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 66 journalists killed worldwide in 2011 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122211_journalist_deaths_2011/66-journalists-killed-worldwide-2011/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122211_journalist_deaths_2011/66-journalists-killed-worldwide-2011/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com This year 66 journalists have been killed worldwide, according to the French-based advocacy organization, Reporters Without Borders. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 Mexican journalist wins asylum in Texas http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090211_mex_journo/mexican-journalist-wins-asylum-texas/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090211_mex_journo/mexican-journalist-wins-asylum-texas/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com Last summer, Alejandro Hernandez Pacheco was almost certain he was going to die — he just didn’t know how. Would he be killed quickly, with a gunshot wound to the head? Or would he fare worse and become a victim of torture and agony, stories he knew all too well as a cameraman for a Mexican news agency? 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00 Syria urged to release journalist Dorothy Parvaz http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050611_parvaz_syria/syria-urged-release-journalist-dorothy-parvaz/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050611_parvaz_syria/syria-urged-release-journalist-dorothy-parvaz/ 13:14:00Z TucsonSentinel.com The Syrian government has confirmed that it is holding Al Jazeera English journalist Dorothy Parvaz, a UA graduate. “We are concerned for Dorothy’s safety and well-being,” said an Al Jazeera spokesman. 2013-05-20T13:14:02+00:00