Shut up and pretend: censorship in Colombia in 2019
Colombia ended up burying journalists last year, again. Mauricio Lezama had been recording his documentary Mayo, the story of a nurse and activist of the Patriotic Union who managed to…
Colombia ended up burying journalists last year, again. Mauricio Lezama had been recording his documentary Mayo, the story of a nurse and activist of the Patriotic Union who managed to…
The lead investigator of the reportedly criminal practices carried out under Colombia’s former army chief was meant to be assassinated, reporters of weekly Semana told newspaper El Espectador. The alleged…
Colombia’s former National Army chief was fired in December because he was involved in the illegal wiretapping of journalists, court magistrates and politicians, according to weekly Semana. The army’s wiretapping…
Colombia’s press freedom foundation FLIP blasted the National Army on Saturday for reportedly wiretapping and sending implicit death threats to weekly Semana in collusion with the Bogota mafia. FLIP condemned…
Colombia’s press freedom foundation FLIP is concerned about mounting claims that the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office is illegally wiretapping journalists. In a statement, the FLIP said that the recently admitted…
Colombia’s security forces have arbitrarily arrested at least 19 journalists since anti-government protests began on November 21, the country’s press freedom foundation said Saturday. Press freedom foundation FLIP expressed its…
Colombia’s controversial anti-riot police arrested five journalists who were covering an anti-government protest in the northern city of Barranquilla. According to press freedom foundation FLIP, the journalists were released three…
Colombia’s press freedom foundation urged President Ivan Duque on Thursday to reject the beating of a journalist who asked him about a bombing in which eight children died. In a…
A controversial book about the sexual abuse of children by the clergy of Colombia’s Catholic Church has been released despite attempts to prevent publication. Juan Pablo Barrientos was sued by…