The meeting was held this Monday (5), the date on which Bruno and Dom were reported missing after an ambush in Javari Valley.
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The British journalist was yet another victim in the extensive list of press professionals who are killed in the course of their work.
“Unfortunately the list is too long to mention every protector killed in the defense of the environment”, he stated Dyego Pegorario. Vladimir Herzog Institute.
To alert society about this constant threat, several press organizations came together in a press conference to denounce insecurity in the profession and at the same time demand that government authorities work to ensure the profession. The institutions Article 19, Digital Journalism Association (Ajor), National Federation of Journalists (Fenaj), Vladimir Herzog Institute (IVH), Open Word Institute, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Association of Education Journalists (Jeduca) e Tornavoz organized this Monday's event.
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The program Tim Lopes, from Abraji, launched at the event a series of unprecedented interviews with reporters who were in Vale do Javari – the place where Bruno and Dom were killed – talking about the homicides. 16 media outlets from around the world were part of the project, which details the serious situation in that Amazon region.
Kátia Brazil, member of Real Amazon, says “When they kill one tree, a thousand stand up. That’s how it happened with Dorothy (Stang), with Chico Mendes and now with Dom and Bruno”.
The representative of the National Observatory of Violence against Journalists, which is part of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Rodrigo Portella, was present at the event.
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“Since the government took office there has been a new attitude towards journalists. A phrase often brought up by the federal government, the end of the playpen policy occurred. Criticism and demands are always welcome. It is the federal government’s stance to be on the side of press freedom,” he said. portella.
The National Observatory of Violence against Journalists was created with the aim of supporting investigations against journalists and has also publicly stated that it would monitor the case of Home e Bruno.
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