Marcos Borges Ribeiro
Year: 1995
Nationality: Brazil
Killed by: Government Officials
Location: Rio Verde, Brazil
Press organization: Independente
What's Marcos Borges Ribeiro's story?
Borges, owner of the monthly publication Independente, was murdered by a police officer in Rio Verde, in the central Brazilian state of Goias. He was shot four times at point-blank range at his home and died on the way to the hospital. According to his wife, who witnessed the murder, he had received death threats after his new and very controversial paper reported on alleged human rights abuses committed by city officials, including the local police.
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