Beware environmental  critics. Veteran Panamanian journalist Carlos Núñez was released  Wednesday after spending 19 days in jail.

He was arrested for libel  for an article he wrote about ecological damage being caused to a river in Chiriquí.
"I am here for having defended a river in Volcán Barú, and for defending people who are fighting for the environment," he told reporters upon his release from El Renacer Prison.
Núñez was met by family members and colleagues upon his release.
Secretary General of the Union of Journalists of Panama Filemón Medina told reporters that a Court of Justice ordered the journalist to be released. His release had been  demanded by the international organization Reporters without Borders.

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