Colombia - Neo-Nazi groups have been threatening journalist for past two years

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Gustavo Rugeles, the editor of the Bogotá-based news website Las 2 Orillas, has been receiving threats from neo-Nazi groups for the past two years and is still getting them, although the protection he receives from the state was recently reduced after a risk evaluation. In the latest instance, Alberto Acosta, a member of the far-right group Restauración Nacional, called Rugeles on 29 October to demand the withdrawal of a recent post, and threatened to come and “deal with you” personally when (...)

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