Dominican Republic editor shot

Dominican Republic journalist Francisco Frías, editor of Cabrera FM and the digital newspaper Prensa Libre Nagua, was shot by police while covering a funeral.

Frías, who took bullets to the stomach and an eye, had previously been threatened by a police captain while covering a conflict over land.

There have already been eight reports of violence against journalists in the country in 2011, with the majority perpetrated by the authorities.

Source: Knight Centre

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