Dominican Republic editor shot

Dominican Republic journalist Francisco Frías , editor of Cabrera FM and the digital newspaper Prensa Libre Nagua , was shot by police while covering a funeral. Frías, who took bullets to the stomach and an eye, had previously been threatened by a police captain while covering a conflict over land. There have already been eight reports of violence against journalists in the country in 2011, with the majority perpetrated by the authorities. Source: Knight Centre