New York, August 24, 2011--The Committee to
Protect Journalists is concerned about comments made by former Colombian
President Álvaro Uribe Vélez that could endanger journalists Juan Forero and
Claudia Julieta Duque and jeopardize press freedom in the country. Forero is
the
Washington Post's Andean region
correspondent and Duque is a journalist who works in Colombia.