"Journalist Mario Rocabado, of the Unitel television network, was in the municipality of La Guardia, neighboring the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia when a group that supports the census strike tried to unblock one of the several points that pro-government groups have cut off, which has prevented the passage of fuel and food to that region.
'They took away my microphone, they started kicking me, they hit me with stones, they stole my cell phones and my wallet. They did not care that we're press. I thank God I'm alive at this moment,' he told local news outlets.
Journalists' organizations pointed out as 'responsible for this attack' to 'members of shock groups that belong to the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS), who are encouraged by the Government authorities,'"
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