Gerardo García Pimentel

Gerardo García Pimentel

Gerardo García Pimentel (1983 – December 8 2007) was a Mexican journalist and crime reporter.

He was shot dead outside his home in Uruapan, Michoacán, after a high-speed car chase. [http://www.elmanana.com.mx/notas.asp?id=30446 "Asesinan a reportero en Michoacán"] "El Manana" – Domingo, 09 de Diciembre de 2007 (Spanish) (Retrieved on December 9, 2007)] [http://www.latercera.cl/medio/articulo/0,0,3255_5702_317414078,00.html "Asesinan a tiros a un periodista en México"] "La Tercera" – 09/12/2007 (Spanish) (Retrieved on December 9, 2007)] [http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN0836248320071209 "Gunmen in Mexico kill crime reporter"] "Reuters" – Sun Dec 9, 2007 (Retrieved on December 9, 2007)]

García Pimentel worked as a reporter for the newspaper "La Opinión de Michoacán". He covered mainly agriculture, but occasionally also police affairs. [http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=24695 Un journaliste criblé de balles dans l’Etat du Michoacán pour des raisons encore inconnues] "Reporters Sans Frontiers" – Mexique10.12.2007 (French) (Retrieved on December 10, 2007)] The region has been scene of drug trafficking and frequent violence. In 2006 nine journalists were killed in Mexico for reporting on violence and drug traffic, according to Press freedom group "Reporters Without Borders". The last 30 years more than 50 journalists were murdered in Mexico, many of the killings carried out to silence journalists reporting on organized crime such as drug trafficking. [http://calibre.mworld.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=284305641 Journalist gunned down in western Mexico] "EFE News Services (U.S.) Inc." - Sunday, December 09, 2007 (Retrieved on December 10, 2007)] This makes Mexico one of the world's most dangerous areas for reporters – only Iraq is considered more dangerous.

The killing incident has been covered by newspapers worldwide. [http://www.ansa.it/ansalatina/notizie/notiziari/mexico/20071209173734530705.html "ASESINAN A UN PERIODISTA EN MICHOACAN"] "Ansalatina.com" (Italian) (Retrieved on December 10, 2007)] [http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/0,1518,522230,00.html "Drogen-Reporter mit 45 Schüssen getötet"] "Spiegel" 09. Dezember 2007 (German) (Retrieved on December 10, 2007)] [http://www.firatnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=34151 "Haber yapmanin bedeli 45 kursun!"] "Firat News Agency" (Turkish) (Retrieved on December 10, 2007)] [http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/mundo/ult94u353109.shtml "Jornalista é morto a tiros no oeste do México"] "Folha Online" (Portuguese) (Retrieved on December 10, 2007)] [http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/verden/article1484509.ece "Journalist skutt 45 ganger"] "Nettavisen" (Norwegian) (Retrieved on December 10, 2007)] [http://www.baz.ch/news/index.cfm?ObjectID=BE9E4C59-1422-0CEF-70A2CFD26F2071B1 "Drogenreporter in Mexiko nach Hetzjagd getötet"] "Basler Zeitung" (German) (Retrieved on December 10, 2007)]

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