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Director-General Condemns Murder of journalist Karla Turcios in El Salvador
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, today welcomed the investigation underway into the killing of Karla Turcios, journalist for the El Economista magazine, in the outskirts of Santa Rosa Guachopil铆n (El Salvador) on 14 April.
鈥淚 condemn the killing of Karla Turcios,鈥 the Director-General said. 鈥淰iolence cannot be met with impunity as it threatens freedom of expression and people鈥檚 right to information. For this reason, I welcome the launch of an investigation into this case and hope those responsible will be brought to trial.鈥
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