Colombia - Black Eagles step up threats against journalists and NGOs, authorities slow to react

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders has obtained a copy of a new message from the “central column” of the Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles) paramilitary group voicing threats against journalists, civil society figures and NGOs. Dated 14 March and sent from a Gmail account in the name of “fenixaguilasnegras,” the message promises the “extermination” and “purge” of a wide range of organizations, including women's groups, peasant and Afro-Colombian associations and human rights NGOs, many of whose representatives (...)

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