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Ecuador’s U-turn away from media repression

Lenín Moreno, now the president of Ecuador, as a candidate in 2016. Photo: Agencia de Noticias ANDES/Micaela Ayala V/flickr. On March 7, Carlos Ochoa, the former head of the Supercom, Ecuador’s feared ...
cjr.org

Ecuador’s hangover

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Ecuador’s new president, Lenin Moreno, took office in May 2017 with a pledge to uphold press freedom, declaring in his ...
The Heritage Foundation

Economic Freedom the Biggest Loser in Ecuador’s Election

Last Sunday, economic freedom and sound governance took a hit in Ecuador. Lenín Moreno, the nation’s former vice president and socialist candidate, won by a narrow margin amid widespread charges of ...
IFEX

Ecuador on edge: Political paralysis and spiking crime pose new threats to press freedom

The country's political turmoil, security crisis, and risks to press freedom escalate as elections approach. This statement was originally published on cpj.org 28 June 2023. Public-interest reporting ...
IFEX

Government attacks deter press freedom in Ecuador

Almost a year after Ecuador’s Organic Communications Law was passed, many journalists say that the law has hindered press freedom on numerous occasions. Next month, supporters of Ecuador’s Organic ...
The Heritage Foundation

Can Ecuador Continue to Gain Economic Freedom?

Ecuador dramatically rose in rank in the 2020 edition of The Heritage Foundation’s annual Index of Economic Freedom. With an economic freedom score of 51.3 out of 100, it is the freest it has been in ...