Colombian journalist Amalfi Rosales flees after death threats
Colombian journalist Amalfi Rosales flees after death threats
Bogotá, Colombia, September 8, 2014 -- Colombian journalist Amalfi Rosales has fled her home in northern La Guajira state and is seeking government protection after gunmen fired at her house, and she received death threats, according to news reports. Rosales told the Committee to Protect Journalists the threats began after she reported on alleged links between a former state governor and criminal groups.
"It is disturbing that journalist Amalfi Rosales has been repeatedly threatened after reporting on alleged criminal activity by high-ranking officials," said CPJ's senior program coordinator for the Americas, Carlos Lauría, from New York. "Authorities must fully investigate who is behind these threats and ensure that Rosales is safe and able to do her job."
Rosales, a reporter for the privately owned El Heraldo in Barranquilla, and a correspondent for Bogotá's independent news network Noticias Uno TV, told CPJ that gunshots were fired at her house, breaking windows and penetrating the front wall of the property in Barrancas, on September 3 at 1 a.m.
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Another Colombian journalist and two political analysts, who had been investigating Gómez's alleged links to paramilitary death squads, accused the governor in 2013 of being tied to threats against them. The journalist, Gonzalo Guillén, left Colombia temporarily for his safety, according to news reports. Gómez has denied having links to paramilitary death squads.
More:
https://cpj.org/2014/09/colombian-journalist-amalfi-rosales-flees-after-de.php
(Paramilitary death squads are now, have always been right-wing, and connected to the Colmbian military, sometimes in joint-ventures, as testified in court by both high-ranking officials and death squad members.)
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Press organization calls on Colombia to investigate journalist attack
Sep 10, 2014 posted by Christoffer Frendesen
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The Inter American Press Association (SIP) Tuesday denounced attacks on Colombian journalist, who fled her home after being attacked, the organization demands an investigation.
The chairman of the committee for Freedom of Press and Information of SIP, Claudio Paolillo, expressed solidarity with the Colombian journalist, who Monday had to flee after gunmen attack her home.
An increase of attacks of the lives of journalists concerns the organization. In a statement, SIP called on the Colombian government to investigate and find those responsible for the attack on Amalfi Rosales, and punish the perpetrators.
A reporter for Barranquilla newspaper El Heraldo and public television news Noticias Uno, Amalfi Rosales told the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) that she began to receive threats after reporting on alleged connections between former governor of the La Guajira state and criminal gangs in November 2013.
The aggression culminated on Friday, when gunmen shattered her windows and penetrated the front wall in her home, forcing her to flee.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/press-organization-calls-government-investigate-recent-attack-journalist/
