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A man reads a newspaper in a park in Bogota, Colombia in January 2018. A Colombian court on February 1 sentenced the gunman responsible for the 2015 murder of Colombian radio journalist Luis Antonio Peralta Cuéllar and his wife Sofía Quintero. (Reuters/Jaime Saldarriaga)

Colombia sentences gunman for 2015 murder of local radio journalist

New York, February 2, 2018–The sentencing of the gunman responsible for the 2015 murder of Colombian radio journalist Luis Antonio Peralta Cuéllar and his wife Sofía Quintero is a welcome step toward justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. A court in Florencia, the capital of the southwestern province of Caquetá, yesterday sentenced Yean…

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Venezuela's constituent assembly poses for an official photo after being sworn in, at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela on August 4, 2017. The assembly passed a wide-reaching law on November 8 that clamps down on social media and broadcasters alike. (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s new “anti-hate” law seeks to silence media

New York, November 9, 2017-Venezuela’s constituent assembly yesterday unanimously passed a law that mandates punishment including a prison sentence of up to 20 years for anyone who instigates hate or violence on the radio, television or via social media. The new law, the Anti-Hate Law for Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence, states that public and private…

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