The Foundation for Freedom of the Press has warned journalists in Colombia to exercise special caution, during a tumultuous week of social protests across the country.
According to newspaper El Colombiano, the Commander of the Metropolitan Police, General Jose Angel Mendoza, said that the march proceeded peacefully until noon when a group of protestors began causing damage to public property, at which point the police stepped in. Amid the clashes, 15 people were arrested for alleged vandalism, including “a young media journalist.”
40 attacks on the press in 2013
Sources
- Liberan al fotografo Esteban Vanegas (El Colombiano)
- Denuncian aumento de agresiones a la prensa en periodo electoral (El Espectador)
- Libertad de prensa, silenciada en marcha obrera (El Colombiano)
- Balance Marzo – Abril de 2014: Las elecciones disparan el número de agresiones contra la prensa (Fundacion para la Libertad de Prensa)
- Attacks on the Press in Colombia 2013 (Committee to Protect Journalists)