As part of its 158th session, The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) appointed the Colombian State to treat in a public hearing the murder of journalist Silvia Duzán in february 1990.

The Fundation for Press Freedom (FLiP) learned that after receiving the convocation, Colombian State officials expressed their disagreement as far as the organization of that hearing. The comparison scheduled for the next day, June 9th has been canceled and removed from IACHR's official program.

On Thursday, June 2, the High Court of Ibagué acquitted the journalist Jason Sang who was sentenced in first instance in december 22, 2015 for an aggravated insult offense. Sang had been charged in 2010 for a series of notes published in the newspaper El Nuevo Día of that city. In these notes, Sang alerted about inconsistencies and doubts that arose upon the foundation Mundo Verde in his contracting role for the purchase of school kits for the public colleges of Ibagué.

FLIP condemns assault and theft of Alejandro Buitrago, journalist for Canal Capital by Giovanny Sierra, officer of the Direction of Transport and Transit of the National Police.

On Monday, June 6th, Alejandro Buitrago was realizing a news report of the return plan on the road between the cities of La Mesa and Mosquera. The reporter was located behind the information center installed by the National Police to cover the traffic situation.

On Thursday, June 2, the High Court of Ibagué acquitted the journalist Jason Sang who was sentenced in first instance in december 22, 2015 for an aggravated insult offense. Sang had been charged in 2010 for a series of notes published in the newspaper El Nuevo Día of that city. In these notes, Sang alerted about inconsistencies and doubts that arose upon the foundation Mundo Verde in his contracting role for the purchase of school kits for the public colleges of Ibagué.

The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLiP) condemns the physical and verbal attacks on journalists during the demonstrations of the agrarian strikes in different regions of the country.

On Tuesday, May 31 Oswaldo Pérez, photo editor of the newspaper El País, travels to La Agustina in the Cauca region to cover the indigenous minga's (farming cooperative) demonstrations. Once on site, some of the protestors forbade him to take photos and sprayed him with gasoline. Furthermore, the car he used to move around has suffered stone throwing.

FLIP condemns assault and theft of Alejandro Buitrago, journalist for Canal Capital by Giovanny Sierra, officer of the Direction of Transport and Transit of the National Police.

On Monday, June 6th, Alejandro Buitrago was realizing a news report of the return plan on the road between the cities of La Mesa and Mosquera. The reporter was located behind the information center installed by the National Police to cover the traffic situation.

The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLiP) condemns the physical and verbal attacks on journalists during the demonstrations of the agrarian strikes in different regions of the country.

On Tuesday, May 31 Oswaldo Pérez, photo editor of the newspaper El País, travels to La Agustina in the Cauca region to cover the indigenous minga's (farming cooperative) demonstrations. Once on site, some of the protestors forbade him to take photos and sprayed him with gasoline. Furthermore, the car he used to move around has suffered stone throwing.

Salud Hernández, observer for El Tiempo, was kidnapped last saturday somewhere around noon by ELN in the Catatumbo region. This Friday, May 27, somewhere around 3p.m, she has been released to the priest of the parish of San Calixto in Ocaña (Norte de Santander region) and officials of the Defensoría del Pueblo. The RCN correspondents Diego D. Pablos and his cameraman, for their part, were released around 7p.m.

On Thursday, 26 May, the defense minister, Luis Carlos Villegas, confirmed that the journalist Salud Hernández was being held by ELN alongside with Diego D. Pablos, a focal point for RCN and Carlos Melo, cameraman for the same.