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CATEGORY: Ecuador
Contents – The long reach: How authoritarian countries are silencing critics abroad
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Explained: Ecuador’s state of emergency and free expression
A notorious gang leader’s escape from prison has plunged Ecuador into chaos, prompting the president to declare a 60-day state of emergency
Contents – Having the last laugh: The comedians who won’t be silenced
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It’s in our nature to fight
Ecuador’s indigenous people are campaigning to safeguard their history and secure their future
Contents – Climate of fear: The silencing of the planet’s indigenous peoples
The Autumn issue of Index magazine focuses on the struggle for environmental justice by indigenous campaigners. Anticipating the United Nations...
Standing up to a global oil giant
Celebrated author Ma Jian reflects on the terrible legacy of the Chinese Communist Party in its centenary year
Duncan Tucker: Financial pressures are undermining Latin America’s media
Mounting financial pressures are robbing many of Latin America’s media outlets of their objectivity and forcing them to toe pro-government lines.
Ecuadorean cartoonist Bonil facing charges after mocking politician
Ecuadorean cartoonist Xavier Bonilla, known as Bonil and an arts nominee in the 2015 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression awards, faces a hearing today under the country’s controversial communications law.
Ecuador: Why are critics being shutdown on Twitter?
A Spanish company — Ares Right — has been targeting the social media accounts of critics of the Ecuadorean government