The directorate of Colombia’s police is behind the spying on journalists to cover up alleged sexual offenses by top officials, including Director Rodolfo Palomino, reported local media Wednesday.
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday announced he has ordered an investigation into the alleged wiretapping and intimidation of prominent journalists by the National Police.
The Colombian government has come under fierce criticism after threatening to imprison citizens who publish audio, photos or video of terrorist attacks instead of surrendering this material to authorities.
Some 100 Colombian journalists now use body guards to protect their safety while carrying out their responsibilities, according to newspaper El Tiempo.
A journalist from the southwest of Colombia has been assassinated, local media reported on Tuesday.
A journalist from southern Colombia who had said he wanted to run for mayor on Friday was assassinated on Saturday.
According to a report conducted by Colombia’s Foundation for the Freedom of Press (FLIP), over 70% of the country’s journalists believe there are serious flaws in the mechanisms in place to…
The Colombian government and media on Thursday rejected an Islamist attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 and injured 11 in Paris the day before.
Exactly on the day Mayor Gustavo Petro denied the presence of neo-paramilitary groups in Bogota, the city’s public television station received death threats from neo-paramilitary group “Aguilas Negras.”