Intl organization urges Colombia to protect journalists

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Colombia Reports

Intl organization urges Colombia to protect journalists
Monday, 21 February 2011 10:38
Hannah Aronowitz

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on Colombian authorities to protect journalists from violence, following threats sent to the press by neo-paramilitaries.

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The IFJ is concerned by death threats towards prominent Colombian journalists sent by e-mail last week from the right-wing paramilitary group "Aguilas Negras" (Black Eagles).

"For far too long our colleagues have been subjected to unrelenting intimidation, persecution and threats to their lives. This must stop," said the IFJ president.

According to a report by the Colombian Federation of Journalists, 2010 saw a marked increase in violent incidents against journalists, including 189 recorded cases of aggression, three cases of targeted killings and four more murders which are being investigated to see if they were work-related.

Read more: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/14494-intl-organization-slams-threats-against-colombian-journalists.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. Don't forget, Colombia is the THIRD largest recipient of U.S. taxpayers' foreign aid.

On edit:

Colombia also has the world's SECOND LARGEST humanitarian crisis in the world, displaced human beings, right after Sudan.