(CPJ/IFEX) – Reuters stringer Henry Romero, kidnapped by the Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN) on 26 October 1999 as punishment for having published a photo of a rebel commander’s face, was freed near the town of Suárez. He reached his hometown, Cali, at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, after walking and riding for two days. **Updates […]
(CPJ/IFEX) – Reuters stringer Henry Romero, kidnapped by the Colombian
National Liberation Army (ELN) on 26 October 1999 as punishment for having
published a photo of a rebel commander’s face, was freed near the town of
Suárez. He reached his hometown, Cali, at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, after
walking and riding for two days.
**Updates IFEX alerts of 3 November, 2 November and 28 October 1999**
CPJ welcomes Romero’s release, which follows the 2 November release of seven
journalists kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),
but urges the parties to Colombia’s civil war to stop kidnapping and
otherwise intimidating journalists in order to influence their reporting.
