30 April 2002

FLIP INVITES PRESS FREEDOM PLEDGES FROM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES


The Antonio Nariño Project for the Defence of Freedom of Expression and the Right to Information, of which Fundacion para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) is a partner, is celebrating World Press Freedom Day on 3 May with a conference to present an extensive report on such topics as journalists murdered in the past year (12), attacks against the media (car bombs and violence), threats against journalists (17), and the state of judicial investigations in these cases.

The freedom-of-expression groups organising the event have invited presidential candidates to state publicly their positions on freedom of expression and the right to information. Taking advantage of the principles outlined in the Declaration of Chapultepec and the Inter-American Declaration of Freedom of Expression, this celebration will provide the candidates with an opportunity to pledge to Colombians that they will abide by these fundamental principles in favour of a free press and democracy.

Brazilian journalist Claudio Cerri, winner of the FNPI-CEMEX prize, will give a presentation during the conference. The Antonio Nariño Project for the Defence of Freedom of Expression and the Right to Information is a strategic alliance of FLIP, the Fundacion Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI), FESCOL, Andiarios and Fundacion Social. Focused on Colombia, it was founded to work for press freedom in the face of a profound humanitarian crisis. For more information, contact Marta Ruiz, Coordinator of the Proyecto Antonio Nariño at pan@fescol.org.co, or visit the website: http://www.fnpi.org/.




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Also from the Communiqué, 30 April 2002

SINGAPORE: AUTHOR LAUNCHES BOOK ON INTERNET SURVEILLANCE 30 April 2002 CANADA: CJFE INVITES PUBLIC TO LUNCH WITH NOTED JOURNALIST 30 April 2002 AZERBAIJAN: JuHI REMEMBERS JOURNALISTS KILLED 30 April 2002 INTERNATIONAL: ARTICLE 19 TO SPEAK AT DEBATE ON MEDIA AND TERRORISM 30 April 2002 INTERNATIONAL: IFJ SOUNDS ALARM ON GLOBALISATION AND MEDIA SAFETY 30 April 2002 INTERNATIONAL: PINA CONDUCTS REGIONAL CRISIS REPORTING WORKSHOP 30 April 2002 NEPAL: CEHURDES LAUNCHES ANNUAL REPORT 30 April 2002 INTERNATIONAL: WAN FOCUSES ON TERRORISM AND PRESS FREEDOM 30 April 2002 INTERNATIONAL: UNESCO HOLDS "MEDIA AND TERRORISM" CONFERENCE IN MANILA: AWARD PRESENTED TO GEOFF NYAROTA 30 April 2002 INTERNATIONAL: SPECIAL WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 30 April 2002

Colombia

FLIP condemns attack against journalist and former minister Fernando Londoño 16 May 2012 French journalist's whereabouts unknown 1 May 2012 Journalists flee homes after receiving threats 24 April 2012 Journalist flees after FARC threats 24 April 2012 Journalist's murderer gets 21 years in jail, but motive is still unknown 4 April 2012 See all alerts: Colombia


South America

PERU: Newspaper director and editor receive e-mail death threats 22 May 2012 VENEZUELA: Journalist receives kidnapping threats, allegedly from local government 18 May 2012 BRAZIL: New Access to Information Law comes into effect 17 May 2012 ECUADOR: Government uses telecast to discredit journalist, human rights report 16 May 2012


 
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