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Kidnapped

NPR | By Martin Kaste
Published February 2, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Bogota on the release of two foreign journalists kidnapped by Colombia's leftist E-L-N rebel group. Some journalists now worry that Colombia's government may use the incident to cut back on press freedom. (3:45)

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Martin Kaste
Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative.
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