More Colombia journalists receive death threats
More Colombia journalists receive death threats
Oct 10, 2014 posted by Joel Gillin
Two more journalists received death threats this week from paramilitary successor groups as violence and intimidation continue to cast shadow’s over Colombia’s press freedoms.
Calixto Perez, who works in a municipality in the north of the state of Antioquia, was forced to flee after the criminal gang known as “Los Urabeños” gave him 24 hours to leave the region, according to RCN Radio.
“If I didn’t leave, I would have to face the consequences,” Perez said, who left without his family. It is second threat he has received within the last year.
Despite having filed complaints with the prosecutor general’s office and been promised security detail from the National Unit of Protection, Perez says he still hasn’t received any protection from the state. Other journalists in Antioquia are also reportedly still waiting for their promised security.
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The fresh threats come one week after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released an infographic showing that Colombia is the most dangerous place to be a journalist in the Western hemisphere after Mexico.
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http://colombiareports.co/journalists-receive-death-threats/