She had been reporting for a week on one of the islands of the San Blas archipelago in Panama when she was ambushed. Last Friday, French photojournalist Isabelle Serro and her assistant were kidnapped and kidnapped by a group of around twenty individuals. For long hours, the two captives were deprived of water and food and their boat and equipment were confiscated.
The photographer still managed to alert the director by telephone of the festival Women expose themselves who awarded him a grant for this report. The latter immediately alerted the Ministry of Culture and the Quai d’Orsay, who contacted the Panamanian authorities. Around 9 p.m., Panamanian border police finally managed to exfiltrate the photojournalist and her assistant.
The report exhibited this summer in Houlgate
“This sequestration, in an autonomous territory independent of the Panamanian authorities, highlights the dangers that journalists may currently face in this region,” said Isabelle Serro in a press release. “Also, I call on my colleagues to be aware of the risks incurred in this area and to exercise the greatest vigilance for those who plan to go there soon,” she continues.
Produced on the island of Gardi Sugdub, his report focused on the forced migration of indigenous communities, victims of the consequences of global warming. The festival however assures that, “despite the obstacles encountered”, the photo report will be well presented during its next edition which will be held from June 7 to September 1 in Houlgate (Calvados).