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The state Telecommunications Regulation and Control Agency issued a 15-day suspension against TV MICC, saying “aspects” of TV MICC’s coverage would “harm national security.” (Photo: TV MICC)

Ecuadorian TV station suspended after covering fuel subsidy public protests

Bogotá, September 26, 2025—Ecuador’s media regulator should immediately lift its suspension of community station TV MICC and ensure that media outlets can freely cover the news without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On September 23, the state Telecommunications Regulation and Control Agency (ARCOTEL) issued a 15-day suspension against TV MICC, operated by the Indigenous and Peasant Movement of Cotopaxi in…

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Police vehicles are seen in Quito, Ecuador, on October 13, 2019. Ecuador's broadcast regulator recently revoked radio station Pichincha Universal’s broadcast license. (AP/Fernando Vergara)

Ecuadorean broadcast regulator revokes Pichincha Universal’s radio license

Miami, January 24, 2020 — Ecuadorean authorities should restore radio station Pichincha Universal’s broadcast license and should not penalize news outlets for their political coverage, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

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