“The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) warns of an increase in judicial actions brought in recent days against journalists and media outlets in Colombia, a trend that reveals a pattern of legal harassment aimed at intimidating, censoring, and obstructing independent journalism.
The most recent episodes of this type of harassment affect journalist Lorena Beltrán and columnist Ana Bejarano Ricaurte.
Beltrán, a journalist living in exile, is facing a new episode of judicial persecution that has even extended to the country where she currently resides, according to complaints filed by the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, for its Spanish acronym).
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Likewise, last week presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella announced legal action against columnist Ana Bejarano Ricaurte over an opinion column published on January 11.”
