Journalist Cristian Herrera, who was killed in the border city of Cúcuta in June, had been investigating alleged ties between a congressman and the head of a local criminal organization. The congressman, Luis Ariel Rodríguez of Norte de Santander, is cousins with two suspects in Herrera’s killing, according to Caracol Radio. The suspected crime boss, […]
“Threats against journalist Norbey Valle David, a correspondent for Caracol Radio in Medellín [Colombia], prompted widespread condemnation from news organizations, press freedom groups and government agencies, all of which called for protecting his safety and ensuring the free and independent practice of journalism. The statements came after an illegal armed group released a statement accusing […]
“A broad segment of Colombia’s press has raised concerns over the potential election of Abelardo de la Espriella as president. Ahead of the runoff vote, press freedom organizations and journalists have pointed to the attorney’s long history of using legal action against those who have criticized him or his clients, warning that his ‘pattern of […]
"Campo Elías Castañeda Valencia, alias ‘Morocho,’ was apprehended by Metropolitan Police officers in the Pompeya district of Villavicencio and handed over to the justice system as the mastermind behind the attack on journalist Gustavo Chicangana Álvarez—better known as Gustavo Chica, news director for Caracol Radio in San José del Guaviare—and his wife, Ana Milena Torres. […]
"The Jineth Bedoya Law—crucial for preventing revictimization during justice and rights-restitution processes for women affected by gender-based violence—cleared its final congressional vote on Tuesday [June 16] and is now ready for the President of the Republic’s signature. The Senate adopted the same text previously approved by the House of Representatives, meaning no reconciliation between the […]
"On Friday [June 12] night, authorities captured the individual known as 'Víctor Chala'—alleged leader of an armed unit within the 'Structure 36] of the EMBF (General Staff of Blocks and Front), part of the 'Calarcá' dissident faction—during an operation at the Flandes toll station in Tolima. Investigative agencies link this notorious criminal to events that […]
“On the afternoon of Saturday [June 6], armed men fatally shot veteran journalist Cristian Herrera Nariño in a neighborhood in the city of Cúcuta, in Colombia’s Norte de Santander department. Herrera was a member of the board of directors of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, by its Spanish acronym) and had been threatened for […]
"The Foundation for Freedom of the Press, or FLIP for its initials in Spanish, documented a 227% escalation in attacks against journalists related to election coverage, compared to the same period in 2022. On Sunday, May 31, during the first round of the presidential election, eight attacks were recorded against journalists covering the vote, most […]
The claims against Giovanni Celis follow Labor Ministry inspections at several TV outlets after sexual harassment allegations prompted the departure of two high-profile journalists from top-rated broadcaster Noticias Caracol. Employees accused Mr. Celis of kissing them without consent, making obscene comments and forcing proximity in company vehicles. Read the full article in Spanish.
"Amid concerns regarding the safety of journalists in various regions of [Colombia]—and the uncertainty (as well as conflicting accounts) surrounding the case of media professional Mateo Pérez in Briceño, Antioquia—the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation has announced a new directive aimed at strengthening investigations into attacks against the press. The entity issued […]
"The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP, for its initials in Spanish) reported this Wednesday [May 6] that Colombian journalist Mateo Pérez Rueda, director of the local magazine El Confidente, was killed while reporting in the town of Yarumal, in the department of Antioquia, in northwestern Colombia. 'Pérez Rueda, who had been missing since yesterday, was […]
"Some cases of sexual harassment and abuse took place in the darkness of editing suites, in the solitude of stalled elevators, and in clandestine meetings proposed by men of power. Others, however, occurred right in the middle of the set—with all the lights shining and people speaking loudly—without anyone raising an objection. That was one […]