Comments on: Media non-profit appeals for asylum for journalists escaping Mexico http://www.thevideoreporter.com/2008/11/20/media-non-profit-appeals-for-asylum-for-journalists-escaping-mexico/ The Video Reporter Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MexicoReporter http://www.thevideoreporter.com/2008/11/20/media-non-profit-appeals-for-asylum-for-journalists-escaping-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-479 MexicoReporter Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:03:55 +0000 http://www.mexicoreporter.com/?p=1203#comment-479 Hey Richard - thanks for your comment. A CPJ report confirms the situation of Emilio Gutiérrez Soto: http://cpj.org/blog/2008/09/mexican-journalist-languishes-in-texas-detention-c.php This other CPJ reports confirms that Claudio Tiznado also requested asylum: http://cpj.org/2007/04/mexico-border-journalist-flees-the-country-after-v.php ........ Hey Richard – thanks for your comment.

A CPJ report confirms the situation of Emilio Gutiérrez Soto:
http://cpj.org/blog/2008/09/mexican-journalist-languishes-in-texas-detention-c.php

This other CPJ reports confirms that Claudio Tiznado also requested asylum:
http://cpj.org/2007/04/mexico-border-journalist-flees-the-country-after-v.php

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]]> By: Richard Grabman http://www.thevideoreporter.com/2008/11/20/media-non-profit-appeals-for-asylum-for-journalists-escaping-mexico/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Richard Grabman Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:03:38 +0000 http://www.mexicoreporter.com/?p=1203#comment-478 I'm not sure "Reporters Without Borders" would be a credible source for this sort of information. Most of it is skewed for political purposes, having been originally intended to discredit the Cuban government, and being underwritten by the United States government and the CIA. Not that journalists haven't been threatened in Mexico, nor that press protection isn't a major issue, but until asylum requests come from a legitimate journalist's body, like the International Committee to Protect Journalist, I wouldn't run with this without also checking with the reporters in question. I’m not sure “Reporters Without Borders” would be a credible source for this sort of information. Most of it is skewed for political purposes, having been originally intended to discredit the Cuban government, and being underwritten by the United States government and the CIA. Not that journalists haven’t been threatened in Mexico, nor that press protection isn’t a major issue, but until asylum requests come from a legitimate journalist’s body, like the International Committee to Protect Journalist, I wouldn’t run with this without also checking with the reporters in question.

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