Articles by Fundamedios – Andean Foundation for Media Observation and Study
Seventeen states request respect for freedom of expression
Seventeen states from the Americas, Europe and Asia suggested that the Ecuadorian government should respect and guarantee the freedoms of the press and of expression in the country.
One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens
UPDATE: The president of IFEX member Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Nabeel Rajab, was re-arrested and sentenced to three years in prison on 16 August. Many other human rights defenders remain in prison, including BCHR’s founder Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, and his daughter, Zainab Al-Khawaja.
Government uses telecast to discredit journalist, human rights report
The telecast interrupted Ecuavisa’s news programme and was aimed at discrediting interviewer Gabriela Baer and a report by the Simón Bolivar Andean University.
PERIODISTA DE RADIO RENUNCIA A CORRESPONSALÍA TRAS SER SOMETIDO A CENSURA
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here [image: librexpresion] * * *RED DE MONITOREO DE AMENAZAS A LA LIBERTAD DE PRENSA* * ALERTA No. 453* *PERIODISTA DE RADIO RENUNCIA A CORRESPONSALÍA TRAS SER SOMETIDO A CENSURA* *Miércoles, 18 de abril de 2012 * El 27 marzo de 2012, el periodista y Juan Alcívar, corresponsal de […]
Fifty IFEX members and partners call for freedom for Bahraini human rights defenders, bloggers and activists
In advance of the Formula 1, 50 IFEX members and partners call for detained activists and human rights defenders to be freed, including blogger and activist Abduljalil Al-Singace and human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, founder of IFEX member the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, who is ailing in prison since starting a hunger strike on 8 February.
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.
Correa questions IACHR and maligns Fundamedios
President Rafael Correa made the statements in relation to a recent meeting between a government delegation, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patiño, and members of the IACHR, to talk about the sentence against the newspaper “El Universo”.
Trial against “El Gran Hermano” authors continues after proposed pardon is rejected
The authors’ attorney that the trial will continue because no legal procedure exists as a possible way to end a civil trial. “What the court has done is request that, if the process is to come to an end, that it is done according to the law”.