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New York, January 31, 2012--Reforms to Ecuador's electoral law that will take effect on February 4 could hamper the ability of the country's journalists to cover political campaigns and elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
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New York, November
11, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by reported death threats against César Ricaurte, head of
the Ecuadoran press freedom group Fundamedios, which follow a concerted campaign
by local authorities to discredit the group and foster a climate of
intimidation against independent media and local press freedom activists.
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Rafael Correa's administration has led Ecuador into a new era of widespread repression by pre-empting private news broadcasts, enacting restrictive legal measures, smearing critics, and filing debilitating defamation lawsuits. A CPJ special report by Carlos Lauría 
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