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Death threats against journalists - or 'disguised guerrillas' as some in Colombia say - spike
by Adriaan Alsema July 17, 2018
Death threats against journalists in Colombia have spiked so far this year, according to the press freedom foundation.
Newspaper El Espectador reported Monday that the Prosecutor General’s Office promised to investigate recent death threats sent to journalists and newsrooms.
Hours earlier, the Foundation for the Freedom of Press (FLIP) demanded action against the growing aggression against journalists it said it has registered since January.
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Journalist Maria Jimena Duzan of Semana magazine was told on Twitter on Sunday that she “should be raped, spat on, cut to pieces by a chainsaw and hanged on Bolivar Square.”
The journalist allegedly dishonored “the name of the paramilitaries” that were promoted by former President Alvaro Uribe in the 1990s and demobilized by the controversial politician between 2003 and 2006.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/death-threats-against-journalists-or-disguised-guerrillas-as-some-in-colombia-say-spikes/