Wilfred Iván Ojeda

Who was Wilfred Iván Ojeda?

Wilfred Iván Ojeda Peralta was a Venezuelan journalist and opposition politician. Ojeda wrote a column for El Clarín in La Victoria, Aragua, Venezuela. He regularly challenged the government through his column. He was murdered and his body was found on May 17, 2011.

Initially, his journalism was seen as a possible motive for his murder, but later police arrested suspects they believed had killed Ojeda for his debts. He is one of four journalists who have been killed in Venezuela since 2002 and whose murders are being investigated by the Committee to Protect Journalists.