Tag: Cesar Ricaurte

• Friday, September 11th 2015 - 10:14 UTC

  Ecuador's Correa orders dissolution of freedom of expression organization

  

  Fundamedios, an Ecuadorian organization that defends freedom of expression, is now the one in need of defense, as it faces state-mandated closure. On Tuesday, September 8, its directors reported that they had received a letter from the National Communications Secretariat (Secom), which informed them of the beginning “of the dissolution process” against the institution.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2014 - 20:37 UTC

  Ecuador readies witch hunt against certain journalists, claims NGO Fundamedios

  

  Ecuadorean non-governmental organization Fundamedios claimed that President Rafael Correa is trying to stop it from operating normally after the government announced that the “administrative control” of the NGO would be transferred to the national Communications Secretariat.