"The [Colombian] newspaper El Tiempo expressed its rejection of the death threats received by Francisco Javier Barrios, correspondent of that media outlet in Sincelejo (Sucre) and also the director of the media outlet Notisabanas. According to the National Association of Journalists, to which he belongs, the threats were received via WhatsApp, calls and text messages. […]
"On the night of Wednesday, Nov. 15, the 48th edition of the Simón Bolívar National Journalism Award was held. The Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo [in Bogota] was the venue for the event, in which the best journalistic pieces made for television, radio, print, photography, university-affiliated, among others, were recognized." Read original article (in […]
"On Oct. 27, Edinson Bolaños, journalist and director of the magazine [Revista Raya], was contacted by an investigator of the Technical Investigation Corps of the Attorney General's Office of Colombia [CTI or Cuerpo Técnico de Investigación de la Fiscalía General de Colombia], who stated that he had an order issued by Local Prosecutor's Office 515 […]
"Decree 1702 of 2023, issued on Oct. 19 by the Ministry of the Interior, is not compatible with the constitutional parameters on freedom of expression and affects the right to inform and be informed about the elections. These restrictions, days before the elections, sow confusion for the authorities and journalists covering the Oct. 29 elections. […]
"The Office of the Attorney General of Colombia announced that it is investigating an alleged violent attack on the Semana magazine's premises in Bogotá by a group of Indigenous representatives [on Friday, Sept. 29]. [...] Semana magazine published on its website a video showing a group of people arriving at its facilities and breaking a […]
"Colombian] journalist Ana Cristina Restrepo asked the mayor of Medellín [Antioquia department, Colombia], Daniel Quintero, to rectify the accusations he made against her during an interview on Blu Radio. He said that Restrepo, who had questioned him about reports of alleged corruption during his administration, had received payments from the Todos Por Medellín citizen watchdog […]
“Local stations Mundo 89 FM and La Voz de los Robles 14.90 AM from the Colombian city of Tuluá, in the department of Valle del Cauca, in the southwestern part of the country, turned off the microphones of their news programs due to the difficult situation of violence that people in Tuluá are experiencing. A […]
"In her five years at the helm of the daily La Opinión, in Cúcuta [Colombia], editor Estefanía Colmenares had never received death threats, as in the messages she received this Wednesday [Sept. 6]. Through her personal number, Colmenares was warned that 'she was a military target' and that 'her head had a price on it.' […]
"During two months, 30 selected journalists will participate in eight virtual meetings that will seek to highlight how climate change losses and damages are exacerbating multifaceted and interrelated problems in the region, such as climate-induced migration, population displacement, food insecurity and other factors, such as water scarcity, malnutrition and poverty. [...] For this edition, we […]
"On Aug. 2, the Superior Criminal Court of Florencia, [department of] Caquetá, confirmed the acquittal of a person linked to the murder of journalist Luis Peralta and his wife, Sofía Quintero. This decision stems from the unjustified delays and ineffectiveness of the Attorney General's Office, which, despite having various pieces of evidence, failed to structure […]
"Authorities of the municipality of Barrancas (Guajira, Colombia) are investigating threats against five media workers, which would be linked to political debate, according to what was mentioned on a flyer in the name of 'Our armed organization of La Guajira for the good of the citizens.' The threatened journalists are Bonato Solano, Astor Alarcón Fonseca, […]
"After intense days and a lot of effort, we opened the pre-sale of La Costa Nostra with a Fondo Ciudadano contra el Silencio, so this book reaches the Colombian outskirts where there are no bookstores...ʼ. This is how the author and journalist Laura Ardila herself announced the publication of the book about the Char family, […]