Headlines for February 19, 2010

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Family of Slain Journalist Brad Will Praises Release of Oaxaca Activist

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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