Articles by Foundation for Press Freedom – FLIP
Photojournalist threatened in Cartagena
Claudia Fortich and the managers of the daily she works for believe the threat could be linked to photographs she published of motorcycle drivers committing traffic violations.
President Uribe to CPJ and FLIP, “Illegal spies are enemies of Colombia”
In a meeting with CPJ and FLIP, Uribe said that “those who restrict the freedom of a journalist must be fully prosecuted.”
“Cambio” magazine moves away from political news, its managers say the change is a result of their critical editorial stance
The publisher announced that the magazine will become a general interest publication for financial reasons, but its managers say the decision is related to their reporting on corruption.
Journalist receives death threat
Javier Gómez Garcés, a former presenter with the local television station Telepetróleo, was held up and threatened while on his way to the mayor’s office.
Fifty-two IFEX members condemn massacre of journalists, call for justice
Condemning the problem of impunity in the Philippines, 52 IFEX members appeal for justice in the horrible massacre of a reported 28 journalists.
Individual accused of journalist’s murder acquitted
Judge Víctor Narváez said that the evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient to allow for sentencing of the alleged killer of journalist José Everardo Aguilar.
Television news crew assaulted by prison guard in Palmira, Valle del Cauca
Journalist Carlos Gutiérrez and camera operator Edison Ardín, of the Telepacífico television station, were assaulted by a guard from the National Prison Institute.
Unknown individuals try to break into journalist’s home days before she is due to testify against DAS
This is the latest incident against journalist Claudia Duque who has been threatened, followed and harassed over the past few years.