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Alerts - Colombia

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Colombia

FLIP condemns attack against journalist and former minister Fernando Londoño

Those responsible for the attack have not been identified yet but Londoño had been receiving threats from the FARC.

Colombia

French journalist's whereabouts unknown

Roméo Langlois, a correspondent for the France 24 television station and the newspaper Le Figaro, was accompanying an army and police operation against FARC coca laboratories as part of his work on a documentary on drug trafficking when he went missing.

Colombia

Journalists flee homes after receiving threats

Dionisia Morales, a radio host with Briceno, received death threats via text messages and telephone calls, she told CPJ. The caller identified himself as a member of the Autodefensas Gaitanistas de Colombia, one of a handful of drug-trafficking gangs operating in the country.

Colombia

Journalist flees after FARC threats

The La Voz de la Tierra station director said that the threats against Jesús Antonio Pareja may have been linked to a recent report on land restitution.

Colombia

Journalist's murderer gets 21 years in jail, but motive is still unknown

While noting the speed with which the police and judicial authorities acted in this case, RSF cannot be satisfied with a verdict that reveals nothing about the motive for the journalist’s murder.

Colombia

Authorities announce arrest in murder of journalist Argemiro Cárdenas Agudelo

The suspected gunman reportedly told investigators that he was to have received 1 million pesos (approx. € 420) for murdering Cárdenas Agudelo, who owned and reported for Metro Radio and served as Dosquebradas mayor in the late 1990s.

Colombia

Journalist and political leader killed in Dosquebradas, Risaralda

"Argemiro Cárdenas Agudelo was in the Metro Radio offices when he received a phone call and arranged a meeting with the caller. He was on his way to meet this person when he was shot and killed," said the local police chief.

Colombia

Video producer flees Huila after death threats related to controversial video

Bladimir Sánchez Espitia had been working with the Association of Communities Affected by the Quimbo Hydroelectric Project (Asoquimbo) for a few months when he made the video of an eviction.

Colombia

Journalist in Villavicencio, Meta, receives death threat

Héctor Gómez Arguello has been reporting on residents' complaints that a local aqueduct project was mismanaged.

Colombia

FLIP concerned over actions against journalists in period leading up to elections

The organisation views the actions against journalists as particularly worrisome since they affect the ability of citizens to obtain information and vote in an informed manner.

Colombia

Journalist given 20-month suspended prison sentence on defamation charge

Luis Agustín González was sued by politician Leonor Serrano de Camargo over an editorial that questioned her bid for election to Congress.

Colombia

Valledupar journalist warned of plan to attack her

Journalist Ana Maria Ferrer had reported on irregularities in the mining industry and royalty payments; she is also a correspondent for FLIP.

Colombia

Journalist informed of plan to attack her, asks president to intervene to ensure her safety

The authorities have been silent since Claudia Duque sent a letter to the president requesting his intervention and the journalist has every reason to be worried, says RSF.

Colombia

Former president Uribe labels journalists "terrorism sympathisers"

After the publication of the journalists' stories that alleged that Uribe may have been involved in illegal actions, the former president accused Forero and Duque of being sympathisers of terrorism and accomplices of leftist guerrillas.

Colombia

Journalist forced to leave country due to threats

Although the police have provided Mary Luz Avendaño with protective measures, due to continued fears for her safety the journalist decided to leave the country.

Colombia

Journalist assassinated in Arboletes, Antioquia

The local authorities have said Luis Eduardo Gómez was on his way home when two unidentified men approached and shot him several times.

Colombia

"El Espectador" journalist in Medellín receives death threat

Mary Luz Avendaño has been reporting on an ongoing turf war between drug trafficking groups and the gangs' links to the police.

Colombia / Argentina

IAPA condemns censorship of Colombian daily, attempt to search Argentine newspaper's offices

The organisation calls on the Colombian authorities to investigate the purchase by unidentified individuals of all copies of an edition of the "El Heraldo" newspaper.

Colombia

Supreme Court's decision on criminal defamation undermines free speech, says ARTICLE 19

The court found that the crimes of defamation and slander are not in disaccord with the country's Constitution and its international obligations under human rights treaties.

Colombia

Provincial journalist escapes being doused in gasoline

Mario Esteban López Ortega, known for his criticism of local authorities, escaped an assassination attempt after he was abducted in the city of Ipiales.

Colombia

Journalist targeted by hired assassins

Héctor Rodríguez Castro believes the attack may be linked to his reporting on the interference by FARC guerillas in municipal elections or his exposés on local corruption.

Colombia

Paramilitaries threaten 11 journalists and indigenous radio stations

Several news media outlets were declared "military targets" in a leaflet signed by the United Self-Defence Forces of Colombia.

Colombia

Attorney General's Office orders preventive detention of two politicians in connection with journalist's murder

A Bogotá prosecutor ordered the arrest of Fernay Tapasco González and his son, Dixon Tapasco Triviño, "for their alleged involvement as masterminds in the murder of Orlando Sierra".

Colombia

New e-mail threat against journalists' association and four reporters

Journalist Eduardo Márquez told FLIP that he is concerned the message refers to reports filed with the Attorney General's Office especially since there has been no progress in the investigation of the previous threat.

Colombia

Threatening e-mail targets Colombian Federation of Journalists and four journalists

An email was circulated that contained death threats against political leaders, non-governmental organizations, as well as four journalists.

Colombia

Threatening pamphlet directed at radio station appears in Barrancabermeja

The notice, which was found at the offices of Antena del Río, contained threats directed at the radio station's reporters.

Colombia

Notice containing death threat against journalists distributed in Cartago, Valle del Cauca

On 4 February a notice containing a death threat against ten people, among them journalists Luis Fernando Gil, Raúl Parra y Héctor Fabio García, appeared in Cartago.

Colombia

Journalist threatened in Valledupar, Cesar

Jaime José Daza is known in the region for his denunciations and critical reports on the local administration.

Colombia

IAPA welcomes legal reform facilitating battle against impunity

Law No. 1426 increases the statute of limitations in violent crimes to 30 years from the previous 20 years for kidnapping, torture and homicide cases.

Colombia

Journalists assaulted, threatened in Pereira, Risaralda

Carol Viviana Usquiano and Daniel Restrepo were threatened and assaulted while covering a hearing in a criminal case at the Justice Department headquarters.

Colombia

Journalist threatened in Sabana de Torres, Santander

Ramón Sandoval Rodríguez, the editor of "El Sabanero", thinks the death threats are related to the newspaper's recent investigation of corruption in the municipal government.

Colombia

Álvaro Uribe settles scores with the press on air as new cases are filed against the ex-head of state linked to "Dasgate"

Forty people have filed complaints against former president Alvaro Uribe in connection with his alleged role in "Dasgate".

Colombia / Panama

Panamanian asylum for former Colombian intelligence chief an "insult to DASgate victims," says RSF

María del Pilar Hurtado is one of three former DAS chiefs who face disciplinary sanctions in connection with the phone-tapping of journalists and human rights activists.

Colombia

FARC guerrilla group threatens journalist, allegedly orders assassination of radio programme host

Jineth Bedoya Lima was threatened by the FARC after the launch of her new book about a guerrilla leader known as "Mono Jojoy".

Colombia

Journalist assaulted by police officers in Barranquilla

Fabio Ortiz Pabón was covering a debate at the Atlántico state assembly when he was assaulted and threatened by security personnel.

Colombia

Journalist and indigenous activist assassinated

Rodolfo Maya Aricape was the secretary of the López Adentro council and also worked for the Payumat radio station, where he reported on the conditions in his community.

Colombia

Columnist receives death threat in Cartagena, Bolívar

Claudia Ayola Escalón received an e-mail message that said, "The time has come for you to pay for your writings."

Colombia

Congress to question former president about illegal phone-tapping

The House of Representatives has initiated a procedure that could result in the former president being questioned about his presumed involvement in the wiretapping.

Colombia

Two former congressmen implicated in journalist's murder

The Attorney General's Office named former Congress members Francisco Ferney Tapasco González and his son, Dixon Ferney Tapasco Triviño as instigators in Orlando Sierra Hernández's murder.

Colombia

Radio station attacked in Villavicencio

Several unidentified individuals threw a grenade at the Olimpica Stereo building, which exploded on the balcony outside the station manager's office.

Colombia

Journalist in Putumayo receives death threats

Freddy Enrique Narváez began receiving threats after the news programme he works for broadcast a story denouncing the former governor of Putumayo.

Colombia / United Kingdom

Another journalist denied visa by western government

Claudia Julieta Duque has been hounded by her country's intelligence services for years.

Colombia

Teleantioquia Noticias correspondent receives death threats

Journalist Carlos Cervantes told FLIP that he reports on the local government administration in Bajo Cauca Antioqueño for Teleantioquia Noticias.

Colombia

Journalist escapes unharmed from assassination attempt

Marco Tulio Valencia said the assassination attempt could be related to information his newspaper has published information about drug trafficking in Mariquita.

Colombia

Human rights activist found dead

Shortly before she was killed, Norma Irene Perez participated in a demonstration calling for an investigation of a mass grave thought to hold the bodies of up to 2000 people killed by the military.

Colombia

Car bomb explodes outside Caracol Radio offices

"Those who think this attack is going to silence us are very wrong," said one of the station's journalists.

Colombia

Journalist attacked, threatened in Antioquia

A supporter of the mayor in the town of Dabeiba hit Juan David Betancourt on the head with a blunt object.

Colombia

Missing photojournalist reappears

Rodolfo Flórez disappeared on 9 July and reports indicate that he was kidnapped by the FARC.

Colombia

IAPA highlights media implications of proposed law on teenagers and children

IAPA expressed concern that "this bill could lead to serious consequences, such as direct censorship".

Colombia

Eight journalists sued for defamation

The journalists are being sued by Governor Raúl Flórez, who insists they reported falsely that he was being investigated by the department of public prosecutions.

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