"On the afternoon of Monday, August 10, while covering the earthquake in Colombia, Diana Carolina Alfonso, a journalist and political analyst for Canal Red Colombia, was attacked by a person identified as Kimberly Dayana Acosta Serrano, who sprayed a chemical agent in her face.
The serious incident occurred in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Bogotá, where Diana Alfonso was filming a report on the negligent response of Abelardo De la Espriella’s ultra-conservative government to the earthquake in Colombia, as well as crimes against humanity committed in the aftermath of natural disasters.
The journalist reported the incident on her social media accounts and subsequently filed a criminal complaint for personal injury with the Attorney General’s Office."
This story was translated with the assistance of AI and reviewed by Alejandro Martínez-Cabrera
