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Leonids Jakobsons was attacked in the stairwell of his apartment building as he returned home after work. After firing shots at him at close range, his two assailants beat him and kicked him.
Latvia Highlights
IPI is alarmed by the apparent disregard for source protection laws and press freedom demonstrated by the police in the course of their investigation.
A media owner and publisher of a newspaper in Latvia known for its investigative coverage of political and local government corruption was murdered in a carefully planned contract killing on 16 April, says Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
International Press Institute (IPI)
Writers in Prison Committee, PEN International (WiPC)
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