Attacks on the Press in 2007: Colombia
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
2 April 2008
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“[While] press freedom faces growing challenges in the region, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to the defense of freedom of expression and the right of society to be informed” – IAPA
Estefanía Colmenares received a threat from an unidentified person that said, “You are a military target. There’s a price on your head.”
Pereira, 25, founded the local news outlet ‘Notiorense; on Facebook this year. He published stories on crime and public security in Ciénaga de Oro, including articles about the recent killing of a woman that named her alleged killer.