Emilio Gutiérrez

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Emilio Gutiérrez (* 1963 ) is a Mexican journalist who currently lives in the USA. He worked for the Mexican newspaper " El Diario de el Noreste ". After he received death threats from a general in the Mexican Army because he reported critical of them, he fled to the United States with his son.

Gutiérrez's application for asylum was denied in December 2017, to the dismay of Reporters Without Borders , who then demanded that he be granted asylum and ordered his immediate deportation. Gutiérrez claims that this amounts to a death sentence for him. During his appeal, Gutiérrez was sent to a detention center in Sierra Blanca , the conditions of which he describes as very poor.

Gutiérrez received the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award   from the US Press Club in December 2017. The award was made via video conference.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mexican journalist in US detention says life is in danger if deported . In: CNN , December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2017. 
  2. ^ Freedom of the press Mexico - Threatened in Mexico, imprisoned in the USA: Emilio Gutierrez Soto . In: Deutschlandfunk . ( deutschlandfunk.de [accessed on April 3, 2018]).
  3. ^ VOA News: Mexican Journalist, Facing Deportation, Seeks US Asylum . In: VOA . ( voanews.com [accessed April 3, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Mexican journalist in Sierra Blanca immigration facility as he appeals deportation order . In: El Paso Times . ( elpasotimes.com [accessed April 3, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Gutiérrez, Emilio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Mexican journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1963