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Judi Lynn

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Mon Jun 29, 2020, 04:09 AM Jun 2020

Argentinian Journalist Remains a Political Prisoner in Bolivia



Argentine photojournalist Facundo Molares Schoenfeld. | Photo: Twitter/ @pagina12

Published 27 June 2020

Argentine photojournalist Facundo Molares was arbitrarily detained on Nov. 29, 2019, when Bolivia’s coup-born government led by Jeanine Añez was trying to establish itself in power through censorship of independent media.

His father sent a letter to Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez requesting him to act in favor of the political prisoner's repatriation.

"I respectfully ask you to initiate some action to repatriate my son, unjustly imprisoned in an arbitrary cause, which is politically motivated and has no evidence against him," Hugo Molares said.

Facundo was in Bolivia working for a magazine when the U.S.-backed coup against President Evo Morales was unleashed. Currently, his health is not good and his family fears for his life.

More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Argentinian-Journalist-Remains-a-Political-Prisoner-in-Bolivia-20200627-0004.html#
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