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In Colombia, the House approves article that would restrict work of the press regarding officials

"With 67 votes against and 51 votes in favor, the House defended an article that could result in the restriction of journalistic work and in the control of the actions of public officials. The controversial point is in the project that seeks to 'adopt measures in matters of transparency, prevention and fight against corruption.' The […]

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El Faro, El País, and La Silla Vacía win Premio Gabo awards for 2021

"The Gabo Foundation, an institution founded by journalist and Nobel Prize laurate in Literature, Gabriel García Márquez, announced the winners of the Premio Gabo 2021, the premier journalism award in Spanish and Portuguese, in its four contest categories: Text, Image, Coverage, and Innovation. 'Massacre in Tamaulipas. The American Dream dies in Mexico' and 'Beyond the […]

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Three new cases of judicial harassment against journalists in Colombia emerge in less than a week: FLIP

“Judicial harassment continues to consolidate as a tool to silence the press. In the last two months, [Foundation for Press Freedom in Colombia] has registered 14 cases of judicial harassment towards media and journalists that investigate topics of high public interest such as pedophilia within the Catholic Church, the health system, the activities of senators […]

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Murder of Colombian journalist Marcos Montalvo was motivated by his work: FLIP

“The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) [of Colombia] learned that the Special Investigation Unit of the Prosecutor's Office has deployed investigative actions that indicate that the murder was determined by denunciations made by Marcos Efraín [Montalvo] in his capacity as journalist. This line of investigation coincides with the information collected by FLIP during its mission […]

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Journalist Marcos Efraín Montalvo murdered in Tuluá, Colombia

“On the night of Sept. 19, Marcos Efraín Montalvo, a renowned journalist from the [department of] Valle del Cauca, was assassinated with a firearm. The events were recorded by a security camera of the establishment where Montalvo apparently was when he was killed. According to the information that is known so far, the events occurred […]

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Colombian president's veto against journalist restricts basic guarantees of journalism: FLIP

"During the recording of the informative special 'Colombia asks the President,' produced by Noticias Caracol, President Iván Duque refused to answer a question posed by journalist Daniel Samper Ospina. FLIP has documented that Duque strongly warned that he would not answer questions that came from 'that man,' referring to Samper. The president sought to justify […]

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Colombia's FLIP issues alert after journalist says he was detained by FARC dissidents

“The FLIP [Foundation for Press Freedom] expresses its concern for the extortive retention and constraint to which journalist Josué Nieves, director of the digital media outlet N Noticias Saravena, has been subjected. The journalist denounced that he was detained by FARC dissidents and forced to technically assist in the recording of a survival test of […]

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Journalist injured in the middle of demonstrations in Bogotá, Colombia

“Last Thursday, Sept. 9, there were strong demonstrations in Bogotá in response to the one year anniversary of the murder of Javier Ordóñez. In the midst of riots, vandalism and clashes with the Mobile Anti-riot Squad of the National Police (Esmad), it was learned that a photojournalist was injured with a projectile. RCN reported that […]

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Colombian court could delimit the right to freedom of expression of public officials

"The Constitutional Court could delimit the scope of the right to freedom of expression of public officials and of the use of social networks to question human rights organizations. The ruling would occur if the Court agrees to study the protection filed by the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) against Juan Pablo Bieri, former manager […]