MaAttacks against religious workers are continuing all over the world. According to reports, criminal gangs and governments are not behind. Meanwhile, a bomb blast occurred inside a media organization in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It’s also a letter bomb. TV presenter Lenin Artieda received in a parcel. It contained a pen drive. He then connected the pen drive to his computer to find out what information was on it. Within seconds the pen drive exploded.
Condemning the violence following the blast, the government said freedom of expression was a right to be respected. Any action against this will be dealt with strictly. The Ecuadorian Attorney General announced that a terrorist investigation has been launched following the explosion. The BBC reports that such letter bombs have been sent to five media organizations in Ecuador.
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Interior Minister Juan Zapata said all the explosive devices were sent from the same town. Three were sent to media outlets in Guayaquil and two to the capital, Quito. While Artiade was injured by the letter bomb, the attack went unreported because others did not open the letters they received, the report said. Among the weapons used in the blast were those used by soldiers. President Guillermo Lasto said the violence was the result of drug gang rivalry.
UNESCO figures indicate that there has been a sharp increase in attacks on media workers worldwide in recent years. According to these figures, 400 journalists were killed from 2016 to the end of 2020. 55 journalists were killed in 2021 alone. Statistics also indicate that in 2020, more than 900 journalists around the world were subjected to social media attacks. According to reports, 73 percent of female journalists who spoke to them about the same had been subjected to online attacks while at work.
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Last Updated Mar 25, 2023, 12:41 PM IST