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Wikileaks Delivered 1.335 Cables about Ecuador to “El Comercio”

Wikileaks organization contacted the Ecuadorian daily El Comercio in early April, to see if they were interested in receiving information from them. After that, a delegate from that media traveled to London for the effective delivery of the cables and signed a confidentiality...
Posted On 27 Apr 2011
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Presidency Censored Another journalist from “El Universo”

This morning a new reporter from El Universo newspaper became censored. This time it was Pedro Delgado, Chairman of AGD-CFN Trust Impunity No More who in a press conference, the one that refused to answers a question from Patricia Sandoval, of the daily El Universo of Guayaquil....
Posted On 27 Apr 2011
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Presidency Will Give Credentials to El Universo after “correction”

Ecuadorian Presidency will grant press credentials to the newspaper “El Universo”, because it published the “rectification” of a caption, announced today the Secretary of Communication, Fernando Alvarado. “El Universo”, a media that criticizes...
Posted On 27 Apr 2011
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Attorney General Contest: Irregularities in Chiriboga’s Documentation

Galo Chiriboga, current ambassador of Spain in Ecuador and the highest rated as official candidate in the contest to be the next General Attorney, did not meet certain requirements set for the selection process, which has been stalled by a court order. According to the rules of...
Posted On 26 Apr 2011
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Credentials to Cover News in the Presidential Palace Were not Renewed to El Universo Journalist

The Ecuadorian Presidency, without any apparent reason, decided not to renew the credentials of Sugey Hajjar as one of the journalists from El Universo assigned to cover the news of the Presidential Palace, Carondelet. Guillermo Guerrero, presidential guard officer,  informed to...
Posted On 26 Apr 2011
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Selection process for General Attorney was resumed

Francia Alarcon, Judge 5th of Transit, dismissed the application that was looking for the reinstatement of one of the contenders, so this morning it was restored the process for the selection of a candidate for the new Attorney General’s Office. Alarcon, who came directly...
Posted On 26 Apr 2011
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Packages with Electoral Materials Were Delivered Outside Ecuador

The first packages with the electoral materials were sent to 70 foreign consulates of Ecuador where around 500 polling stations were placed. This Friday the packages will be sent to Galapagos and the Amazon. The National Electoral Council president, Omar Simon, has announced that...
Posted On 26 Apr 2011
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Ministry of Culture Denies Request to Remove “El Gran Hermano” Book

By press release, the Ministry of Culture of Ecuador, denied his withdrawal ordered of “El Gran Hermano” (“Big Brother”) book from the stands at the Book Fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Ministry pointed out that official Torres, name listed as the sponsor of the...
Posted On 25 Apr 2011
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Ecuadorian Attorney General’s Brother Is Involved In Fiscal Mess

Galo García Carrión, brother of current Attorney General of the State in Ecuador, Diego Garcia, is one of 10 officials being investigated by the prosecution for alleged illegal handling of public funds in the EICA Company Industrial and Commercial Society. Galo Garcia attributed...
Posted On 25 Apr 2011
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International Agencies Ask To Drop Charges Against “El Universo”

“We appeal to you to drop the charges against EL Universo, its three directors and journalist Emilio Palacio, and to immediately end the state of intimidation to the press” wrote Gavin O’Reilly, president of the World Association of Newspapers and News...
Posted On 23 Apr 2011
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