TV and radio station censored in Ecuador
The Ecuadoran government suspended the Teleamazonas television station for 72 hours. The suspension comes as the government claims the station filed a false report last May that violated a section of the new constitution that requires truthful news. Many others believe that the television station was targeted because it is in opposition to President Correa's policies in general.
Receiving less attention, but perhaps more troubling, Ecuador's government also shut down an indigenous radio station La Voz del Arutam, claiming the station "incited violence" during the recent indigenous protests. In this, Correa takes a lesson from his neighbor to the south, Peruvian President Garcia. Peru's president shut down an indigenous radio station after the Bagua protests in June, claiming the exact same reasons Correa claims now. I was critical of Garcia's censorship at that time and I'm critical of Correa's censorship now.
Receiving less attention, but perhaps more troubling, Ecuador's government also shut down an indigenous radio station La Voz del Arutam, claiming the station "incited violence" during the recent indigenous protests. In this, Correa takes a lesson from his neighbor to the south, Peruvian President Garcia. Peru's president shut down an indigenous radio station after the Bagua protests in June, claiming the exact same reasons Correa claims now. I was critical of Garcia's censorship at that time and I'm critical of Correa's censorship now.
Labels: censorship, democracy, Ecuador, latinamerica, media, Peru |
