Articles by Foundation for Press Freedom – FLIP
FLIP concerned over actions against journalists in period leading up to elections
The organisation views the actions against journalists as particularly worrisome since they affect the ability of citizens to obtain information and vote in an informed manner.
Journalist given 20-month suspended prison sentence on defamation charge
Luis Agustín González was sued by politician Leonor Serrano de Camargo over an editorial that questioned her bid for election to Congress.
Valledupar journalist warned of plan to attack her
Journalist Ana Maria Ferrer had reported on irregularities in the mining industry and royalty payments; she is also a correspondent for FLIP.
Journalist forced to leave country due to threats
Although the police have provided Mary Luz Avendaño with protective measures, due to continued fears for her safety the journalist decided to leave the country.
Journalist assassinated in Arboletes, Antioquia
The local authorities have said Luis Eduardo Gómez was on his way home when two unidentified men approached and shot him several times.
“El Espectador” journalist in Medellín receives death threat
Mary Luz Avendaño has been reporting on an ongoing turf war between drug trafficking groups and the gangs’ links to the police.
Thirty-eight organisations call for freedom of expression and justice in the Ampatuan massacre trials
Thirty-six IFEX members, along with Centre for Law and Democracy and the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, expressed concern about the 12 April resolution of the Court of Appeals, Manila Special Division of Five, requiring Monette Salaysay and Rowena Paraan to explain why they should not be held in contempt for comments attributed to them in a “Philippine Daily Inquirer” article regarding the Ampatuan Town Massacre trials.
Thirty-three IFEX members urge the state to stop all attacks and persecutions against journalists and the media
IFEX members express their concern over the current situation of press freedom in Ecuador and the conditions of extreme hostility in which the country’s journalists and private media must do their work.