MEXICO CITY:—The program “Punto de Partida” (Starting Point) hosted by journalist Denise Maerker and aired by Televisa tonight (July 29) suspended its weekly broadcast due to the reporters being held since Monday in La Laguna, Durango state.
The IAPA expressed deep concern for this week’s kidnapping of four reporters in the Mexican state of Durango and for the grave level of violence in the country, calling on the government to act urgently to safeguard the lives of the missing and the fundamental rights of citizens in general.
"Dear Mr. Executive Secretary,
The Inter American Press Association is determined to put an end to impunity surrounding crimes against journalists and so, in conjunction with the international community, it would call your attention to the details delivered by the IAPA to the Honorable Inter-American Commission on Human Rights concerning the case of journalist Francisco Ortiz Franco, murdered in Tijuana, Mexico, on June 22, 2004."
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