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Rubylita Garcia
Organization: Remate and dwAD
Year: 2014
Country: Philippines
Bio:
Two men burst into the home of Philippine journalist Rubylita Garcia and fired multiple gunshots at her as her son and 10-year-old granddaughter watched in fear. As Garcia lay dying, she told her son that the local police chief was behind the shooting. A hard-hitting print and radio journalist with more than 20 years of experience, Garcia, who was 52, was known for exposing police corruption. Her publisher said she and the police chief had argued the day before her death. After Garcia died, her family received death threats and entered a witness protection program. The police chief was suspended. The Philippines has one of the world's worst records for prosecuting the killers of journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. |