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February 19, 2010

Family of Slain Journalist Brad Will Praises Release of Oaxaca Activist
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In Mexico, an activist widely believed to be falsely accused of the
murder of American journalist Brad Will has been freed after over
eighteen months in prison. Will was shot and killed on October 27, 2006,
while covering the popular uprising in the Mexican province of Oaxaca.
His own camera captured the shooting, with armed men firing into the
crowd from a distance. Will’s family and friends had long criticized the
Mexican government for charging the activist, Juan Manuel Martínez
Moreno, instead of state-backed agents. On Thursday, Will’s family
welcomed Moreno’s release, calling him an “innocent man.” The case
remains unsolved.



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