Region:Asia-Pacific

Country:The Philippines

Department/Province/State:Capiz

Sex¹:Male

Age:54

Date of Killing:02/05/2021

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Journalist / Media worker

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights

Sector Detail:Freedom of expression

More information:Karapatan

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://www.facebook.com/karapatan/posts/urgent-alert-john-heredia-54-was-gunned-down-at-around-2-pm-today-may-2-2021-at-/10164895460300153/

https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/list-drug-war-activists-journalists-lawyers-government-officials-killed-duterte-administration/

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/06/2096295/house-probe-pushed-killing-ex-nujp-director

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