Colombia Foundation for Press Freedom issues warning to reporters

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.”

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