Committee to Protect Journalists
42 Journalists Killed in Colombia since 1992/Motive Confirmed
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Type of Death
- Freelance
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 40% | Broadcast reporter |
| 5% | Camera Operator |
| 24% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 19% | Editor |
| 2% | Photographer |
| 12% | Print reporter/writer |
| 10% | Producer |
| 10% | Publisher/Owner |
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Medium * | |
| 31% | |
| 64% | Radio |
| 12% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 98% | Male |
| 2% | Female |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 100% | Local |
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Murder Victims | |
| 5% | Taken Captive |
| 56% | Threatened |
| 3% | Tortured |
Type of Death | |
| 7% | Crossfire/Combat |
| 93% | Murder |
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Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 87% | Complete impunity |
| 10% | Partial justice |
| 3% | Full justice |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 10% | Criminal group |
| 21% | Government Officials |
| 3% | Local Residents |
| 38% | Paramilitary Group |
| 10% | Political Group |
| 23% | Unknown |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 2% | Business |
| 50% | Corruption |
| 26% | Crime |
| 2% | Culture |
| 29% | Human Rights |
| 38% | Politics |
| 5% | Sports |
| 10% | War |
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Freelance | |
| 5% | Freelance |
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
42 Journalists Killed in Colombia/Motive Confirmed
Terminology explainedJosé Everardo Aguilar, Radio Súper and Bolívar Estéreo
April 29, 2009, in Patía, ColombiaAtilano Segundo Pérez Barrios, Radio Vigía de Todelar
August 22, 2006, in Cartagena, ColombiaGustavo Rojas Gabalo, Radio Panzenú
March 20, 2006, in Montería, ColombiaJulio Hernando Palacios Sánchez, Radio Lemas
January 11, 2005, in Cúcuta, ColombiaMartín La Rotta, La Palma Estéreo
February 7, 2004, in San Alberto, ColombiaJuan Carlos Benavides Arévalo, Manantial Estéreo
August 22, 2003, in Puerto Caicedo, ColombiaJaime Rengifo Revero, Olímpica Radio
April 29, 2003, in Maicao, ColombiaGuillermo Bravo Vega, Alpevisión Radio
April 28, 2003, in Neiva, ColombiaJosé Emeterio Rivas, Radio Calor Estéreo
April 6, 2003, in Barrancabermeja, ColombiaLuis Eduardo Alfonso Parada, Radio Meridiano-70
March 18, 2003, in Arauca, ColombiaEfraín Varela Noriega, Radio Meridiano-70
June 28, 2002, in Arauca, ColombiaHéctor Sandoval, RCN Televisión
April 12, 2002, in outside of Cali, ColombiaOrlando Sierra Hernández, La Patria
February 1, 2002, in Manizales, ColombiaJorge Enrique Urbano Sánchez, Mar Estéreo
July 8, 2001, in Buenaventura, ColombiaJosé Duviel Vásquez Arias, La Voz de la Selva
July 6, 2001, in Florencia, ColombiaFlavio Bedoya, Voz
April 27, 2001, in Tumaco, ColombiaAlfredo Abad López, La Voz de la Selva
December 13, 2000, in Florencia, ColombiaGustavo Rafael Ruiz Cantillo, Radio Galeón
November 15, 2000, in Pivijay, ColombiaJuan Camilo Restrepo Guerra, Radio Galaxia Estéreo
October 31, 2000, in Sevilla, ColombiaPablo Emilio Medina Motta, TV Garzón
December 4, 1999, in Gigante, ColombiaRodolfo Julio Torres, Emisora Fuentes
October 21, 1999, in San Onofre, ColombiaGuzmán Quintero Torres, El Pilón
September 16, 1999, in Valledupar, ColombiaJaime Garzón, Radionet, Caracol Noticias
August 13, 1999, in Bogotá, ColombiaHernando Rangel Moreno, Freelancer
April 11, 1999, in El Banco, ColombiaAmparo Leonor Jiménez Pallares, "QAP" and "En Vivo"
August 11, 1998, in Valledupar, ColombiaBernabé Cortés Valderrama, Noticias CVN
May 19, 1998, in Cali, ColombiaNelson Carvajal Carvajal, Radio Sur
April 16, 1998, in Pitalito, ColombiaOscar García Calderón, El Espectador
February 22, 1998, in Bogotá, ColombiaJairo Elías Márquez Gallego, El Marqués
November 20, 1997, in Armenia, ColombiaFrancisco Castro Menco, Fundación Cultural
November 8, 1997, in Majagual, ColombiaGerardo Bedoya Borrero, El País
March 20, 1997, in Cali, ColombiaFreddy Elles Ahumada, Freelancer
March 18, 1997, in Cartagena, ColombiaNorvey Díaz, Radio Colina
October 18, 1996, in Girardot, ColombiaErnesto Acero Cadena, Informador Socioeconómico
December 12, 1995, in Armenia, ColombiaGabriel Cruz Díaz, El Heraldo
November 11, 1995, in Chinu, ColombiaIvan Darío Pelayo, Llanorámica
August 17, 1995, in Puerto Rondón, ColombiaJessé Medina Parra, El Fogonazo
January 28, 1994, in Cucuta, ColombiaBienvenido Lemos, Caracol Radio
September 30, 1993, in Buenaventura, ColombiaManuel Martínez Espinoza, Radio Super
September 28, 1993, in Popayan, ColombiaCarlos Lajud Catalan, ABC Radio
April 19, 1993, in Barranquilla, ColombiaEustorgio Colmenares, La Opinión
March 12, 1993, in Cucuta, ColombiaIsmael Jaimes, La Opinion
May 6, 1992, in Magdalena Medio, Colombia29 Journalists Killed in Colombia/Motive Unconfirmed
Terminology explainedDiego de Jesús Rojas Velásquez, Supía TV
September 22, 2009, in an area near Supía, ColombiaJavier Darío Arroyave, Ondas del Valle
September 5, 2007, ColombiaMilton Fabián Sánchez, Yumbo Estéreo
August 9, 2006, in Yumbo, ColombiaOscar Alberto Polanco Herrera, Cable Unión de Occidente
January 4, 2004, in Cartago, ColombiaOscar Salazar Jaramillo, Radio Sevilla
March 10, 2003, in Sevilla, ColombiaWilliam Soto Cheng, Telemar
December 18, 2002, in Buenaventura, ColombiaGimbler Perdomo Zamora, Panorama Estéreo
December 1, 2002, in Gigante, ColombiaJosé Eli Escalante, La Voz de Cinaruco
October 28, 2002, in Esmerelda, ColombiaMario Prada Díaz, Horizonte del Magdalena Medio
July 12, 2002, in Santander Department, ColombiaOscar Javier Hoyos Narváez, Radio Súper
June 6, 2002, in outside Popayán, ColombiaMarco Antonio Ayala Cárdenas, El Caleño
January 23, 2002, in Cali, ColombiaÁlvaro Alonso Escobar, La Región
December 23, 2001, in Fundación, ColombiaHeriberto Cárdenas Escudero, retired radio and newspaper reporter
November 14, 2001, in Buenaventura, ColombiaEduardo Estrada Gutiérrez, Desarrollo de la Comunicación y la Cultura de San Pablo
July 16, 2001, in San Pablo, ColombiaArquímedes Arias Henao, Fresno Estéreo
July 4, 2001, in Fresno, ColombiaPablo Emilio Parra Castañeda, Planadas Cultural Estéreo
June 21, 2001, in Bogotá, ColombiaGuillermo León Agudelo, La Voz de la Selva
November 30, 2000, in Florencia, ColombiaCarlos José Restrepo Rocha, TanGente, El Día
September 9, 2000, in San Luis, ColombiaMarisol Revelo Barón, former journalist
July 4, 2000, in Tumaco, ColombiaMaría Elena Salinas, Freelancer
March 5, 2000, in Antioquia, ColombiaLuis Alberto Rincón Solano, Freelancer
November 28, 1999, in El Playón, ColombiaAlberto Sánchez Tovar, Producciones Colombia
November 28, 1999, in El Playón, ColombiaJosé Arturo Guapacha, El Panorama
October 18, 1998, in Cartago, ColombiaSaúl Alcaraz, Instituto Mi Río
October 14, 1998, in Medellín, ColombiaNéstor Villar Jiménez, Former journalist
September 11, 1998, in Villavicencio, ColombiaJosé Abel Salazar Serna, Radio journalist
March 14, 1998, in Manizales, ColombiaDidier Aristizábal Galeano, Radio journalist
March 2, 1998, in Cali, ColombiaAlejandro Jaramillo, El Sur
October 24, 1997, in Pasto, ColombiaMartin Eduardo Munera, Radio Reloj
September 3, 1994, in Medellín, ColombiaCPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
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