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Correa’s Creative Use of Copyright Law to Stif...
By Vanessa Aliaga It is safe to say that Ecuadorean President, Rafael Correa, does not take criticism well. His frenzied Twitter rants garnered international attention last year when John Oliver, a British comedian and the host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, mocked the president’s temper on air. Bu... |
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Ecuador’s Media Watchdog Bites Back
The government of Ecuador is at it again. There’s something about the news media that to the administration of President Rafael Correa is like the proverbial red cape in front of a bull. On Sept. 8, the government’s Communications Secretary informed the Andean Foundation for the Observation and ... |
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The Media is Silenced in Venezuela and Ecuador
Guest post by Ariana Szepesi-ColmenaresIn Ecuador, 254 arbitrary sanctions were made against the press in 2014: that’s a 46 percent increase since 2013, according to data produced by the Ecuadoran organization Fundamedios. For January and February 2015 alone, 46 new direct attacks have challeng... |
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Media Pluralism Key For a Healthy Media Environm...
Guest post by Silvia Chocarro Marcesse There is no question media pluralism and diversity are crucial for strong democracies. The pressing question is how to guarantee it. According to a group of Latin American experts that met in Washington, DC, the media environment in the region needs some regula... |
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Keeping Score on Censorship: #JeSuisCharlie in L...
Guest post by Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares#JeSuisCharlie In January 2015, the targeted assassination of French cartoonists working for the satirical journal Charlie Hebdo in Paris moved and alarmed the international community. Voices have been silenced. Censorship 1 – Pencils 0. #YoSoyRayma In Se... |
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The Role of Political Cartoons in Ecuador
RSVP here for the March 18th event at Freedom House!Communications Law in Ecuador: When Censoring a Political Cartoon Becomes a Presidential Priority CIMA, NED, and Freedom House sponsored an event on March 5 to raise awareness of Ecuador’s most recent controversy involving Xavier Bonilla, a promi... |
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Event: Communications Law in Ecuador
Communications Law in Ecuador: When Censoring a Cartoon Becomes a Presidential Priority Since President Rafael Correa won his reelection, he has used a series of laws and decrees to constrain criticism and dissent. The most visible victims of these new laws are journalists. In June 2013, the Nationa... |