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Freedom of Press
Oct 26 2009, JuAn

Colombia is doing better than Venezuela, but still has a long way to go before the country can proudly say it is guaranteeing a freedom of press, prominent journalist Daniel Coronell told Colombia Reports. He was forced to leave his country after his...

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