1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2002: Costa Rica - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mxkqB4bxj7"><a href="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-costa-rica/">Attacks on the Press 2002: Costa Rica</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2003/03/attacks-on-the-press-2002-costa-rica/embed/#?secret=mxkqB4bxj7" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2002: Costa Rica” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="mxkqB4bxj7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Information about the 2001 murder of journalist Parmenio Medina Pérez remains scarce. Although his killing heightened efforts to reform Costa Rica's outdated media laws, the legislative commission that was created to study such laws made no advances during 2002, while Costa Rican journalists continued to suffer from court interference.https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260