Violence against journalists in Colombia increased nearly 40 percent in 2015, a stark contrast to the hope brought about by an upcoming peace agreement in the country’s decades-long conflict. The Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP), Colombia’s foundation for press freedom, registered nearly 150 attacks against more than 230 journalists in the organization’s recent report, “Peace in the headlines, fear in the writing.”
“We saw an increase of about 39 percent in the number of journalists affected this past year. This is a considerable increase,” said Pedro Vaca, director of FLIP. “The aggression came mostly from individuals and unknown sources.”
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