The families and friends of Paul Rivas, Javier Ortega And ephraim segarra – team of journalists Trade who was kidnapped and killed by dissidents from FARC– They want to play a play to remember the Ecuador he crime which continues with impunity.

Five years ago, on April 13, 2018, the former President of Ecuador, Lenin Morenoannounced that the journalistic team of TRADE he had been executed. The negotiations of Government with the dissidents of FARC to get them out alive from the Colombian jungle, where they were held captive for 19 days, they failed.

The news was heard over loudspeakers in the Quito Independence Squarewhere colleagues, friends, families and other people gathered.

This story even found an echo in the international media.

Five years after this tragic event, the case keep on going unpunished and access to information about what happened with the journalist Javier ortegathe photograph Paul Rivasand the driver ephraim segarrawhich could contribute to the truth, continues to be denied.

“For all this, the parents, friends And colleagues of the communicators murdered We want to contribute to the collective memory and stage a play to remind the country that crime continues with impunity and that the lock on classified information must be lifted to understand what happened to the three. We want to tell (so as not to forget) the story of Javier, Paul And ephraimthis time from the tables,” say the play’s organizers.

fundraiser

Families, friends and co-workers journalistic team opened a campaign under the slogan of the rise We Miss 3 Foundation raise funds in crowdfunding and be able to stage the play which will be “produced by playwrights Ecuadorians And the Spaniards and whose release is scheduled for November 2023, as part of the International Day Against Impunity for the Crimes of Journalists”.

The goal is to raise 13,000 USD (approximately 17,000 Canadian dollars, currency managed by the crowdfunding platform).

People who help with their contribution will receive several rewards which are listed in gofundmethe international platform through which the funds will be collected.

The contribution is calculated in Canadian dollars (CAD).

• CAD 30 (USD 20): Name on the recognition list in the play’s brochure + invitation to the preview.
• CAD 60 (USD 40): Name on the list of acknowledgments in the booklet of the work + invitation to the opening + video of the composition of the work.
• CAD 120 (USD 80): Name on the acknowledgment list in the piece’s brochure + invitation to the opening + video of the composition of the piece + preferential site at the premiere.
• CAD 150 (USD 100): Name on the acknowledgment list in the piece’s brochure + invitation to the vernissage + video of the composition of the piece + preferential site at the premiere + invitation to the post-creation cocktail.

Donations can be made via the following link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/teatro-memoria-nos-faltan-3

“The fundraising campaign was launched during the vigil organized by relatives of Javier, Paul And ephraim. This is in addition to the initiatives of other organizations like the wall of impunity that Journalists Foundation Without Chains“, indicates the press release.

The press release also underlines that “this action aims to point the finger at all the authorities and other people who intervened in the failed rescue of the press team of TRADEin addition to identifying many others who did not fulfill their offer of deliver information classified which could help to understand the omissions and actions of Ecuadorian state during the 19 days of captivity of the journalists”.

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