Foundation for Press Freedom – FLIP

Fabio Ortiz Pabón was covering a debate at the Atlántico state assembly when he was assaulted and threatened by security personnel.

Rodolfo Maya Aricape was the secretary of the López Adentro council and also worked for the Payumat radio station, where he reported on the conditions in his community.

Claudia Ayola Escalón received an e-mail message that said, “The time has come for you to pay for your writings.”

The groups agreed there is a need for freedom of expression and journalists’ organisations to continue and add to measures that promote and support the right of journalists and media outlets to carry out their work.

Several unidentified individuals threw a grenade at the Olimpica Stereo building, which exploded on the balcony outside the station manager’s office.

Freddy Enrique Narváez began receiving threats after the news programme he works for broadcast a story denouncing the former governor of Putumayo.

Journalist Carlos Cervantes told FLIP that he reports on the local government administration in Bajo Cauca Antioqueño for Teleantioquia Noticias.

Marco Tulio Valencia said the assassination attempt could be related to information his newspaper has published information about drug trafficking in Mariquita.