“The main print media represented by the National Press Association (ANP, for its acronym in Spanish) and the National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB) called on the government to bring to justice the masterminds and material authors of the abduction and torture of journalists, this past Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in the Guarayos province of the department of Santa Cruz.
The pronouncement also calls for the identification of the people who encourage or protect these violent groups that held captive for seven hours, workers of a rural property, owners of the place and police.
Seven journalists were abducted, tortured, shot, and lost work equipment that was destroyed by bullets, according to the testimonies they gave after their release, on the same Thursday, Oct. 28."
