Colombia - Death threats, smears against animal rights journalist

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders calls on the relevant authorities to provide Cartagena-based freelance journalist Eva Durán with immediate protection. Durán, who is also an animal rights campaigner, has had to go into hiding in another region after receiving threats on 18 January. She also reports being the target of a smear campaign by media that are under the thumb of local authorities and powerful entities. “Threats of the kind Durán has received must be taken seriously in a country like (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - mardi 21 janvier 2014