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Ecuador Adds to the Countries that Threaten the Free Speech

Posted On 16 Oct 2012

“The pressure of some Governments is more dangerous than the organized crime.” According to reports, the 67% of American journalists believe that the free speech is threatened thanks to a study published in the 68th General Assembly of the Inter-American Press (SIP for its Spanish acronym), which was celebrated in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

According to the polls, the country that is a bigger threat against the free speech is Venezuela with the 82%, followed by Argentina (62%), Cuba (60%), Ecuador (60%), Bolivia (41%) and Mexico (39%). From these countries, four are members of the Alba.

Recent studies showed that the Government pressure the press and limit their work with judicial sentences (28%), the 9% is censured by the organized crime and 7% belong to the Legislative Power. In some cases several journalists have lost their lives. AV

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