Colombian Journalist Cristian Herrera Killed in Cúcuta Border City · Global Voices
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A Colombian journalist was murdered on Saturday on the border between Colombia and Venezuela.
Journalism in Colombia is again in mourning. On Saturday afternoon, armed men shot and killed veteran journalist Cristian Herrera Nariño in a neighborhood of the city of Cúcuta, in Norte de Santander. Herrera was part of the board of directors of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) and had been threatened for several years because of his journalistic work. He had recently denounced acts of corruption and public order problems in his city. “T…
Cristian Herrera, a member of the FLIP board of directors, was under state protection, which did not prevent the murderous attack
The Colombian journalist Cristian Herrera, who stood out for the coverage of the judicial source for various media throughout his life, was killed on Saturday, June 6, in the streets of Cúcuta. According to preliminary information from the authorities, shared by the newspaper El Colombiano, Herrera was shot dead by armed men who mobilized on a motorcycle when he arrived at his home, located in the Quinta Oriental neighborhood, near the Francisco…
Colombian Journalist Cristian Herrera Killed in Cúcuta Border City · Global Voices
Colombian journalist Cristian Herrera, communications adviser to the Secretariat of Security of Cúcuta, was shot dead this Saturday in this city of the capital of the department of Norte de Santander, bordering Venezuela.
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