Fundación LED (Libertad de Expresión + Democracia) has expressed its concern about the statements made by the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, who announced he would suggest calling a referendum to do away with print newspapers so as to “stop the indiscriminate felling of trees.” Environmental protection is the excuse used in this new attempt…
Fundación LED (Libertad de Expresión + Democracia) has once again voiced its concern in connection with Fernando Villavicencio, the author of the book Ecuador Made in China, after Ecuador´s National Court of Justice denied the appeal for reversal of the decision sentencing Villavicencio to 18 month imprisonment in April this year on slander charges against…
Fundación LED (Libertad de Expresión + Democracia) has expressed its deep concern about how freedom of expression is deteriorating in the Republic of Ecuador after a law restricting the exercise of such right in that country. Among other conflicting issues, the law adopted by Ecuador´s National Assembly allows the authorities to regulate content and control…