Journalist Milton Alves Jr. was reportedly abducted on 7 March in Aracaju, capital of the Brazilian state of Sergipe. After placing a hood over his head, Alves’s Alves’s kidnappers took him for a drive in his own car. He told police that a gun was fired five times during the drive and threatened to kill him. Alves, son of former director of the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ), which defends rights of journalists, Milton Aves Sr. The journalist was released early the next morning, and said that his abductors told him that next time, he’d be killed. Police are now investigating the kidnapping.
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Brazilian journalist abducted by armed kidnappers
Journalist Milton Alves Jr. was reportedly abducted on 7 March in Aracaju, capital of the Brazilian state of Sergipe. After placing a hood over his head, Alves’s Alves’s kidnappers took him […]
By Sara Yasin
13 Mar 12
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At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear. In a world where governments tighten control and algorithms distort the truth, defending those rights is more urgent than ever.
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At Index on Censorship, we believe everyone deserves the right to speak freely, challenge power and share ideas without fear. In a world where governments tighten control and algorithms distort the truth, defending those rights is more urgent than ever.
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