Opinion Piece Silvana Giudici, President of Fundación LED (Libertad de Expresión + Democracia) Published in La Nación Daily, July 24, 2015 Building an Inquisitorial State The intention of controlling criticism and manipulating public opinion has been typical of the last decade. Millionaire resources destined to advertising, permanent attacks on journalists or cooptation of the media with Government friendly tycoons…
Damián Pachter´s decision to leave the country has struck us deeply at Fundación LED -Libertad de Expresión + Democracia- The Buenos Aires Herald journalist feared reprisals for covering the Nisman case. On Sunday, at 11.15 pm, journalist Damián Pachter tweeted about possible troubles at Prosecutor Alberto Nisman´s home. Early today, the Buenos Aires Herald and…
Fundación LED (Libertad de Expresión + Democracia) condemns the assaults on media workers while they were covering Independence Day celebrations led by the Vice President of Argentina, Amado Boudou, in the Province of Tucumán. On occasion of the official 9th of July celebrations, while Vice President Boudou was representing the Executive, his bodyguards assaulted Carolina…