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Campaigns and Advocacy - Colombia

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Colombia

IAPA submits two cases of unpunished murders of journalists to IACHR

Julio Chaparro and Jorge Torres were killed on April 24, 1991 in Segovia, where they had been sent by their newspaper, El Espectador of Bogotá, to cover the consequences of a massacre there two years earlier, in which 43 people died.

Colombia

President dedicates Chapultepec Declaration signing to murdered Colombian journalists

At the same time, President Juan Manuel Santos unveiled his plan to increase broadband internet access.

Colombia / World Press Freedom Day

IFJ backs silent march to denounce threats against journalists

The appeal followed recent threats made against FECOLPER President Eduardo Márquez, and other journalists who were targeted by the Black Eagles, an armed paramilitary group.

Colombia / United States

US Congress and Obama administration urged to examine dark side of Uribe years

Colombian journalists Claudia Julieta Duque and Hollman Morris were scheduled to participate in a news conference organised by RSF in Washington, DC.

Colombia

In response to IAPA request, Attorney General reopens investigations into cases of murdered journalists

Fourteen cases have been reconsidered after IAPA asked the Attorney General to review and reopen the cases of 27 murdered journalists.

Colombia

Community radio stations are in need of protection, concludes AMARC mission

The mission's aim was to examine the state of freedom of expression and the situation of indigenous and Afro-Caribbean groups.

Colombia

Media targeted by intelligence services, notes RSF report

An RSF delegation travelled to Colombia to probe a witch hunt carried out during President Alvaro Uribe's two terms in office against critics of the government.

Colombia

Murdered journalist had asked police for better protection: radio station owner

IPI speaks to Rafael Gomez, owner and director of La Voz de Montería, about Clodomiro Castilla's death and the effect is will have on journalism in the country.

Colombia

President Uribe to CPJ and FLIP, "Illegal spies are enemies of Colombia"

In a meeting with CPJ and FLIP, Uribe said that "those who restrict the freedom of a journalist must be fully prosecuted."

Colombia

IAPA deplores delay in solving murder of journalist

Through ads published in newspapers throughout the western hemisphere, readers are invited to join the IAPA campaign "Let's Put an End to Impunity".

Take action! - Colombia

IAPA urges action on unpunished murder of journalist

IAPA has called on newspaper readers to sign a letter to Colombia's president urging him to take action against those guilty of the murder of journalist Flavio Iván Bedoya Sarriá.

Joint action - Colombia

CPJ and Human Rights Watch object to President Uribe's accusations against journalist Hollman Morris

(CPJ/HRW/IFEX) - The following is a 5 February CPJ and Human Rights Watch letter to Colombia's president, Álvaro Uribe Vélez:

Colombia

IFEX Members and Allies Rally in Support of Press Freedom in Colombia

A recent international mission took place in conjunction with the “Media Support Strategies” conference organised by the Proyecto Antonio Nariño - a coalition of media support organisations led by the Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) - along with International Media Support (IMS) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF), this past September 2006 in Bogota, Colombia. The conference included participation by various IFEX members, and emphasised the importance of developing national and international advocacy efforts. The Fundacion para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP), Instituto de Prensa y Sociedad (IPYS) and IMS were recently interviewed about their efforts, insights and strategies towards promoting a climate of press freedom in Colombia in the face of mounting obstacles.