[liberationtech] From CCC 32 -- Ecuador: how an authoritarian government is fooling the world

[Manuel Amador (Rudd-O)]

Ecuador: how an authoritarian government is fooling the entire world
Guess what? The Government of Rafael Correa actually is totally against
free-speech and we got proofs on that

The Ecuadorian government received international visibility when in 2012
it agreed to grant Wikileaks founder Julian Assange political asylum and
host him in Ecuador's London embassy. Ecuador has since been widely
praised for standing up to the United States to defend the freedom of
the press and freedom of expression.

However, the reality is not consistent with this image Ecuador seeks to
project. Journalists inside the country face oppressive laws, huge fines
and lawsuits for reporting on government corruption. Digital and
physical surveillance of journalists and activists is in fact getting worse.

Link:
https://es.rudd-o.com/archivos/ecuador-como-un-gobierno-autoritario-esta-estafando-al-mundo

YouTube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97pQJGM2fM8

(CCC video servers are down at the moment)

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    Rudd-O
    http://rudd-o.com/