• The body of 25-year-old journalist Mateo Perez was found in northwestern Colombia, an area controlled by guerrillas and drug cartels.
  • Perez went missing on Tuesday while working in rural Antioquia; President Petro blamed a guerrilla leader for the killing.
  • Perez ran online outlet El Confidente de Yarumal, reporting on crime, security, politics, and corruption.
  • FLIP recorded 387 attacks on journalists by armed groups since 2022, and 170 journalists have been killed since 1977.
  • The killing comes ahead of presidential elections on May 31, with a surge in guerrilla attacks.

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