London – The number of journalists killed at least 67 increased in 2022, and another victim of violence this year in Haiti, which has become the second most dangerous country for the press in the United States, after Mexico.
According to media reports and local journalistic associations, Francklin Tamar, who was hosting the programs “Kompa, Kompa” and “Sábado Cultural” on Radio Solidarité, was shot by a motorcyclist in downtown Port-au-Prince on 18 December. .
He died on the way to the hospital.
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Violence against the press has become routine in Haiti
While there was no confirmation that the crime was work-related, international organizations demanded an investigation given the country’s history of violence against the press.
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) regrets the ninth murder of a journalist in Haiti, the second most affected country by violence against the press in the Americas.
The institution reiterated the last call of the seven organizations to the states of the region to combat violence against journalists.
Michael Greenspon, president of the IAPA (Inter American Press Association), condemned the murder:
“We regret the death of another Haitian reporter, who once again demonstrates the risks of violence against communicators, victims of aggression and gang harassment, protesters and police.”
Other journalists killed in Haiti this year are Fritz Dorilas, who was killed on November 5; Romelo Vilsaint, October 30; Tess Garry, Oct. 24; Frantzsen Charles and Tayson Lartigue, September 11; Maxihen Lazarre, February 23; Wilguens Louissaint and Amady John Wesley on January 6.
In some cases, media workers were tortured and killed with extreme violence.
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Last week, a manifesto was signed by the IAPA and eight other organizations against the deteriorating conditions of journalism in Latin America (Article 19 Mexico and Central America; Committee to Protect Journalists; Press Freedom Foundation, IFEX-ALC; Reporters Without Borders and Voices Del Sur).
The organizations called on States to adopt strategies to combat all forms of violence against the press “so that the tragic attacks recorded in Latin America do not happen again and do not increase.”
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The International Federation of Journalists condemned the new act of violence and demanded that the authorities conduct a thorough investigation to determine the reasons for Francklin Tamar’s murder and bring those responsible to justice.
And it once again called for UN ratification of the Convention on the Safety and Independence of Journalists, which included, among other measures, the creation of a special tool for the protection of press professionals.
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source: Noticias
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