Ecuador
Campaigns and Advocacy
19 March 2012
IFEX-ALC acknowledges Ecuadoran president's decision
IFEX-ALC values the pardon granted by President Rafael Correa, exempting three directors of the daily "El Universo" and a former feature writer from a sentence of three years in prison and a US$40 million fine, and refraining from pursuing further judicial action against the authors of the book "El Gran Hermano".
29 February 2012
Fundamedios welcomes "El Universo" pardon, but calls for continued monitoring of government's actions
"We prompt the international community to remain alert of any attempt to take down or weaken a scheme for the protection of rights," said the organisation.See all campaign news: Ecuador
From the Communiqué
29 February 2012
Correa's pardon won't change alarming free expression situation, say IFEX members
Amid mounting international condemnation, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said he would pardon a former editor and three owners of "El Universo", who were fined US$40 million and sentenced to three years in prison in a libel case, report the Andean Foundation for Media Observation & Study (Fundamedios). While IFEX members welcomed the gesture, some remained concerned for Ecuador's alarming free expression situation.
22 February 2012
American human rights commission orders suspension of sentence against "El Universo"
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has asked Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa to suspend the sentence in a criminal libel case against newspaper "El Universo" until a hearing between the two parties can be held next month, report the Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International and news reports.
15 February 2012
Correa's defamation win exposes country's "disturbing" free expression situation
Two Ecuadoran journalists have been ordered to pay President Rafael Correa US$2 million in moral damages - the latest in a string of incidents that point to a "disturbing" and "deteriorating" free expression situation in Ecuador under President Rafael Correa, says IFEX-ALC, an alliance of 16 IFEX members in Latin America and the Caribbean. The ruling does not look good for the daily "El Universo", whose appeal in a multimillion dollar defamation case is being heard today.
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Reports
13 April 2012
Fundamedios reports increased hostility towards media in first quarter of 2012
Attacks against the media, journalists and members of the public who were exercising their right to free expression increased, in comparison with the same time period in previous years.
11 January 2012
Fundamedios records 156 aggressions against the media in 2011
According to the records, most of the aggressions were initiated by public officials; 18.59% of these by the President.See all reports: Ecuador
Alerts
Government uses telecast to discredit journalist, human rights report 16 May 2012 New media bill should be scrapped, says CPJ 30 April 2012 Correa questions IACHR and maligns Fundamedios 5 April 2012 Trial against "El Gran Hermano" authors continues after proposed pardon is rejected 3 April 2012 State newspaper editor-in-chief receives death threats after publishing criticisms 30 March 2012 Government officials threaten, intimidate local journalists 29 March 2012 Government media personnel prevented from covering indigenous movement march 22 March 2012 Newspaper owner attacked by athlete 19 March 2012 Authors' attorney rejects offer of pardon from president 15 March 2012 Camera operator attacked during anti-drug trafficking operation 13 March 2012 Government misrepresents Freedom House's position on free expression 12 March 2012 Environmental activists detained for demonstrating against mining 9 March 2012 Official misrepresents Human Rights Watch position 7 March 2012 Communications Secretary questions newspaper association director over contents of personal email 1 March 2012 Government supporters start campaign opposing international press and human rights organisations 29 February 2012 President pardons "El Universo" executives and writers; drops lawsuit against "El Gran Hermano" authors 28 February 2012 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights orders suspension of sentences against "El Universo" 22 February 2012 Panama grants diplomatic asylum to "El Universo" director 21 February 2012 Judge claims president's attorney dictated original sentence against "El Universo" 16 February 2012 Sentence against "El Universo" is a setback for democracy 16 February 2012 Tribunal sets new date for the review of facts in "El Universo" case 14 February 2012 Local media team banned from covering referendum vote counting 9 February 2012 Fundamedios and AEDEP challenge constitutionality of amendments to Democracy Code 9 February 2012 Fundamedios condemns million-dollar fines against journalists Calderón and Zurita 8 February 2012 Government attempts to discredit journalist and his investigation 30 January 2012 See all alerts: Ecuador
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