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Interview with Amalia Rivera

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Title

Interview with Amalia Rivera

Description

Journalist and activist Amalia Rivera discusses her work in the paper "La Jornada" and as an activist with her syndicate, Sitrajor. Rivera talks of the need to protect and defend journalists, human rights, and freedom of speech, addressing her issues with the Mexican government and their inability to address the central causes of the violence.

Periodista y activista, Amalia Rivera, habla de su trabajo con el diario La Jornada y como activista con su sindicato, Sitrajor. Rivera describe en profundidad la necesidad de proteger y defender a los periodistas, a los derechos humanos, y a la libertad de expresión. Rivera habla del gobierno mexicano y su inhabilidad o falta de motivación para poner un fin a las causas centrales de la violencia.

Creator

Rivera, Amalia

Source

Celeste Gonzalez de Bustamante and Jeannine E. Relly Oral History Collection (MS 533)

Date

2014-07-09

Relation

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Transcribed interview with Amalia Rivera

Format

mp3

Language

Spanish

Type

Sound

Coverage

Mexico City, Mexico

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Original Format

mp3

Duration

0:29:43

Citation

Rivera, Amalia , “Interview with Amalia Rivera,” Special Collections Online Exhibits, accessed April 24, 2024, https://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/online-exhibits/items/show/255.