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 2008-07-23
Journalists in Arauca receive threats while covering
On 20 July 2008, several journalists who were covering a protest against kidnappings, called the "March for Liberty", in the city of Arauca and in Saravena municipality, Arauca department, received th...
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2008-07-18
Soldiers obstruct journalists' work in San Vicente del Caguán, attempt to
On 5 July 2008, a group of soldiers prevented several journalists from covering events in the rural area of San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá, in southern Colombia, in addition to attempting to intimida...
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2008-07-30
Press freedom violations on the wane in Colombia, says FLIP
Good news from Colombia: there were fewer press freedom violations in the first half of 2008 in Colombia than over the same period last year - likely because 2008 is not an election year, a new report...
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Report - The state of press freedom in Colombia: January - June 2007
Sixty seven violations of press freedom were reported during this period, of which around 124 journalists and media outlets were victims. Threats were the most frequent violation, adding a total of 36 in different regions of the country. The risk factors that generated the threats during this period continue to be the coverage of the armed conflict and of administrative corruption.
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Report - Impunity following the investigation of press freedom violations in Colombia
Lost years and very little progress. This is how the results of the legal investigations into press freedom violations in Colombia, especially those related to the murder of journalists, could be summarized. Far from generating precedents about the importance of protecting the fundamental right to information and opinion in Colombia, the numbers show a discouraging prospect.
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Report - Journalism in Buenaventura
FLIP visited Buenaventura, after registering a high index of violence against the journalists and civilians. There, self-censorship and fear taint the practice of journalism. According to FLIP's analysis, Valle del Cauca is the department with the second highest rate of press freedom violations. From 2003 to mid-2007, 50 violations were documented; 35 journalists were threatened, 5 of whom fled into exile; and 3 journalists were killed.
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