Colombia worst place to be a journalist after Mexico
Colombia worst place to be a journalist after Mexico
Oct 2, 2014 posted by Joel Gillin
Colombia is the deadliest country for journalists in Latin America after Mexico, according to an infographic released Tuesday by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
While Mexico tops the list of the most dangerous country with 80 journalists killed since 2000, Colombia comes in second with 56 killed in the last 14 years.
RSF describes the numbers as “disturbing because none of these countries is officially at war, despite the continued presence of paramilitaries in Colombia.”
Narrowing in on four keys points since 2000, RSF notes that at the beginning of former President Alvaro Uribe term “both paramilitaries and the government target[ed] the media.” It goes on to say that journalists preactice self-censorship for their own personal safety.
The report also mentions the DAS wiretapping scandal which broke in 2009 that revealed spying operations against journalists, among other targets, orchestrated by the Colombian government.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/colombia-worst-place-journalist-mexico/