Articles by Foundation for Press Freedom – FLIP
Colombian journalist attacked and held while investigating human trafficking
Journalist Oscar Castaño Valencia had been working on an investigation into the regulation of prostitution by criminal groups, when he was attacked after a source asked to meet with him.
Attorney General confirms Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya’s case constitutes a crime against humanity
On 26 September, the Attorney General’s Human Rights Section confirmed that the May 2000 kidnapping, torture and sexual assault of journalist Jineth Bedoya constitutes a crime against humanity.
Azerbaijan: UNESCO urged to help end government’s crackdown on free expression
Civil society groups call for an end to repression of IFEX member the Institute for Reporters’ Freedom and Safety, and urge UNESCO to take action to ensure free expression in Azerbaijan.
On Right to Know Day, calls for UN to include free expression rights in development goals
More than 100 civil society organisations ask the UN Secretary General to recognise the importance of free expression rights in the sustainable development goals.
Colombian journalist murdered 15 days after reporting death threats to authorities
Luis Carlos Cervantes was murdered on 12 August 2014 in Bajo Cauca, Antioquia. Cervantes had been receiving death threats since 2010, and had filed at least five reports with the national prosecutor general.
Demand the release of recently sentenced Al Jazeera staff
More than 100 groups and individuals worldwide call on Egyptian President el-Sisi to remove the unjust sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists.
Groups call on UN to protect free expression online
This week, a resolution on the importance of protecting human rights online was discussed at the 26th UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. Read the oral statement on this resolution led by ARTICLE 19 and supported by several IFEX members.
Colombian journalist warned of the third plan to have him killed
On Thursday 22 May 2014 journalist Gonzalo Guillén was warned by agents of the Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Interpol (Dirección Central de Policía Judicial e Inteligencia, DIJIN) and the District Attorney’s Office of “an elaborate plan to have him killed”.