Aguilas Negras neo-paramilitaries 'terrorize' Colombia's journalists: NGO .
Source: Colombia Reports
Aguilas Negras neo-paramilitaries 'terrorize' Colombia's journalists: NGO .
Thursday, 03 May 2012 12:12
Lindsay Mathieson
Neo-paramilitaries known as "Aguilas Negras" (Black Eagles) are imposing a "reign of terror" over Colombian journalists, according to press freedom group Reporters Without Borders.
The "extreme right-wing militia" was added to the NGO's global list of journalist "predators," released Thursday to coincide with World Press Freedom Day 2012. The organization dedicated its commemorations to missing French journalist Romeo Langlois, believed to have been kidnapped by the FARC Saturday.
Though the AUC had technically disbanded, various right-wing paramilitary successor groups remained a major threat to Colombian journalists, said Reporters Without Borders.
"The most feared of these armed groups, the 'Black Eagles,' continues to impose a reign of terror, killing journalists or forcing them to censor themselves or flee the country," said the report. "They target journalists who criticize the so-called “democratic security” policies launched by President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010), which are still in force. Their victims also include local and community journalists working in areas where clashes continue."
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