Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns the murder of community journalist Álex Fernando Álvarez Vera on 28 October at a municipal sports arena in Salitre, a canton in the southwestern province of Guayas.
RSF urges the Ecuadorian authorities to carry out a thorough and independent investigation that considers the reporter’s professional work as the main line of inquiry, and to urgently establish protective measures for local journalists, who face increasingly dangerous working conditions.
Our goal: to leave no breach of freedom of information unreported.
RSF publishes a world press freedom ranking, investigation reports, and daily publications from regional offices, connected with a network of correspondents in 115 countries.
Author's summary: RSF condemns journalist murder.