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Mexico seeks extradition of Tomas Zeron, ex-head of Criminal Investigation Agency, accused of compromising probe into 2014 disappearance of 43 students; he awaits asylum answer

Wanted ex-senior law enforcement official, accused of compromising investigation into 2014 disappearances, fled to Israel where he is seeking asylum; Mexico wants him extradited

NYT says head of truth commission met with wanted former senior official to offer 'president's support' in exchange for information on 2014 disappearance of 43 students

Demonstrators demand Israel extradite Tomas Zeron, wanted for role in disappearance of 43 students in 2014; Jerusalem calls on Mexico to 'fulfill its international obligations'

Two recent court cases expose the capabilities of publicly available spyware and how businesses and governments use them for malicious purposes.

Here are five things journalists can do to honor Tijuana journalists Margarito Martínez and Lourdes Maldonado.

Jul 25, 2021 “With threats against the press on the rise in the Americas, including physical attacks and cyber-harassment targeting women reporters, I welcome the Cabot Jury’s selection of four outstanding female journalists to receive this year’s Cabot Prizes,” said Columbia President Lee C. Bollinger. “On behalf of the entire University, I would like to offer my congratulations and my thanks to the honorees for their talent and their courage.” “From fearlessly investigating gove...

Mexico is deadliest country for journalists, who also face government harassment Albinson Linares, Noticias Telemundo © Provided by NBC News Israel Vázquez, 31, a journalist devoted primarily to human interest stories, spent the last hours of his life in November covering the discovery of a group of dismembered people left in a church in Salamanca, Mexico. Vázquez was preparing to do a Facebook broadcast when two men on a motorcycle drove by and shot him at point-blank rang...

The Washington Post wins four George Polk Awards for coverage of VMI, George Floyd, politics, pandemic Paul Farhi, The Washington Post Feb. 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Washington Post building in downtown Washington, D.C.Washington Post photo by John McDonnell Washington Post reporters were named the winners of four George Polk Awards on Wednesday, including one for a series about the life of George Floyd, the Minnesota man whose death while in police custody sparked months of protests l...

NEW YORK (Feb. 24, 2021) – Long Island University (LIU) has announced the winners of the 73rd annual George Polk Awards in Journalism, honoring journalists in 18 categories for their reporting in 2020. Almost half of the awardees won for reporting on the Covid-19 pandemic, which dominated the judging process, accounting for one quarter of all submissions. This year saw a record total of 592 entries, work that appeared in print, online or on television or radio and was nominated by news organi...