CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan police found the murdered body of a newspaper columnist and opposition political activist dumped on wasteland, prosecutors said yesterday.
Wilfred Ojeda, 56, wrote a column for the El Clarin newspaper in the town of La Victoria and was a long-time activist for the Democratic Action political party that opposes President Hugo Chavez.
Chavez has been criticized for creating a highly polarized media climate in Venezuela and for pressuring opposition media to be more balanced. But while harassment by