Freedom of the Press 2007: Bolivia
20 February 2008
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Protests in support of the governor of Santa Cruz department and opposition leader, Luis Fernando Camacho, who has been remanded in custody since December 28, have been met with heavy police deployment and excessive violence. Numerous journalists were attacked.
The IFEX-ALC network urges the government of Bolivia to defend and guarantee freedom of expression and freedom of the press; and to refrain from using the state’s power to pressure or penalize media outlets, as is happening with the Cochabamba newspaper Los Tiempos.
Bolivian authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the abduction and assault of six journalists by a group of armed men and hold those responsible to account.