Statement

Fundación LED (Libertad de Expresión + Democracia) is deeply concerned about private advertising restrictions imposed on supermarket chains by the Federal Government as a consequence of the Price Agreement recently announced by the Office of the Secretary of Commerce for Domestic Operations. This is a clear contradiction of the principles of Freedom of Expression and…

Fundación LED wishes to alert the general public to the increasing atmosphere of confrontation with the press which is being witnessed in several countries of Latin America. As has been already pointed out, we are carefully following up on the delicate situation that people are going through, in particular, in the Republic of Ecuador. In…

Fundación LED (Libertad de Expresión + Democracia) is proud to submit its first Annual Management Report. These first year´s achievements fill us with pride, especially considering that Freedom of Expression and the right to exercise it fully have been and are being steadily jeopardized in our country. We are grateful for being able to reach…

In March 2011 the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice ruled for Editorial Perfil in a case against the Argentine State re. Arbitrary allocation of government advertising to the detriment of Editorial Perfil. From then on to date, the Authorities have been dodging the ruling by the Supreme Court by means of subsequent delaying maneuvers at…

On their way back, after covering the presidential elections in Venezuela, the Argentine journalist Jorge Lanata and his team were arrested by the security forces of that country. During their detention they were held in isolation, and all journalistic materials they had on them was destroyed. Not long ago, an Ecuadorian journalist rebuked César Ricaurte,…