Journalists Killed in 1995 - Motive Confirmed: Gabriel Cruz Díaz
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Date:
January 1996
El Heraldo
November 11, 1995, in Chinu, Colombia
Cruz Díaz, a correspondent for El Heraldo in the department of Córdoba and a member of the Colombian Academy of History, was stabbed to death in Chinu by unknown assailants. He was working on a book about the military's role in Córdoba, where the Colombian government has been battling leftist insurgents.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | Human Rights, Politics, War |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | No |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Unknown Fire |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | No |
| Tortured: | No |
| Threatened: | No |
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