(IPYS/IFEX) – On 27 November 2006, a group of journalists was assaulted by militant activists of the governing party, Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), when they were covering a national meeting of prefects and leaders of citizens’ organisations in the city of Cochabamba, central Bolivia. Those assaulted were Radio Betel radio station journalist Julio Saavedra, Radio […]
(IPYS/IFEX) – On 27 November 2006, a group of journalists was assaulted by militant activists of the governing party, Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), when they were covering a national meeting of prefects and leaders of citizens’ organisations in the city of Cochabamba, central Bolivia. Those assaulted were Radio Betel radio station journalist Julio Saavedra, Radio Centro radio station journalist Franz Navia, and an unidentified cameraman from Canal 52 television station. All three sustained minor injuries.
The assailants accused the journalists of acting in complicity with Cochabamba’s prefect and the civic leaders meeting with them, who were organising a demonstration against the government.
