Perhaps the best example of the practical use of this electronic network so far took place in 2006, when radio and print journalist and RadioGuate member Ángel Martín Tax of Alta Vera Paz began to receive death threats. This followed the murder of another journalist in the region. Tax immediately reported the threats to local authorities and circulated copies of those reports to members of the RadioGuate list. International attention to the case followed.
The attacks and threats provide an example of how this informal network has assumed an important role in mobilizing, and protecting colleagues.
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