Articles by Foundation for Press Freedom – FLIP
Journalists assaulted, threatened in Pereira, Risaralda
Carol Viviana Usquiano and Daniel Restrepo were threatened and assaulted while covering a hearing in a criminal case at the Justice Department headquarters.
Journalist threatened in Sabana de Torres, Santander
Ramón Sandoval Rodríguez, the editor of “El Sabanero”, thinks the death threats are related to the newspaper’s recent investigation of corruption in the municipal government.
Forty-four IFEX members call for concrete measures to end violence against outspoken women journalists and activists
On the occasion of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, on 25 November 2010, 44 IFEX members, including members of the IFEX Gender Working Group, call attention to the situation of women in the free expression community who are subject to targeted attacks because of their gender.
FARC guerrilla group threatens journalist, allegedly orders assassination of radio programme host
Jineth Bedoya Lima was threatened by the FARC after the launch of her new book about a guerrilla leader known as “Mono Jojoy”.
IFEX-ALC launches guide on best practices for monitoring and documenting attacks on free expression
The guide outlines a number of crucial steps to standardise monitoring, investigating, analysing and documenting free expression violations in the region.
Honduras accepts United Nations Human Rights Council recommendations on free expression
Countries participating in the Universal Periodic Review on Hondruas expressed concern over the freedom of expression situation, especially the murders of nine journalists so far in 2010.
Serious situation of freedom of expression in Honduras
A delegation of the IFEX-ALC will attend the Universal Periodic Review of Honduras to express its concern over the current state of free expression in this Central American country.
Thirty-eight IFEX members make recommendations to improve freedom of expression at Honduras’s UPR
In support of the IFEX-Latin America and the Caribbean (IFEX-ALC) mission to the Honduras UPR in Geneva, IFEX members provided recommendations regarding the country’s freedom of expression record.