Colombia - Police violence against journalists during strike : letter to the Minister of the Interior

Reporters without borders

Fernando Carrillo Flórez Minister of the Interior Republic of Colombia Dear Mr. Minister, Reporters Without Borders, an international press freedom organization, wishes to call your attention to recurrent violence facing journalists covering the strike of coffee growers (“paro cafetero”) in the departments of Huila and Tolima. Since the movement began on 25 February 2013 many media professionals have been targeted for attack by members of the mobile anti-riot force (ESMAD). In Garzón (...)

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