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Confrontation, repression in Correa's Ecuador

Rafael Correa's administration has led Ecuador into a new era of widespread repression by pre-empting private news broadcasts, enacting restrictive legal measures, smearing critics, and filing debilitating defamation lawsuits. A CPJ special report by Carlos Lauría

President Rafael Correa rips a copy of the national daily La Hora during a conference in Cotacachi County. Correa has taken an aggressive stance toward news media. (El Universo)

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September 1, 2011 9:12 AM ET | | Also in Español
Tags: Cadenas, Censored, Ecuavisa, El Comercio, El Universo, Emilio Palacio, Expreso, Fundamedios, Jeanette Hinostroza, La Hora, Legal Action, Rafael Correa, Teleamazonas

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