El Diario reports over the “quality” life that people living in Bolivia have to endure, under current “totalitarian” regime… Ombudsman calls for freedom The Ombudsman Rolando Villena, instructed yesterday that the Ombudsman’s institution, get involved through appropriate action, including the filing of an action of freedom, for the immediate cessation of imprisonment of journalist Carlos…
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Bolivia Freedom of the press 101: not under current Bolivian ochlocratic regime
Maggy Talavera writes in El Deber: Uncontrolled by a Remote Control Must see the reaction it caused in the Government the publication Remote Control, the book in which Raul Penaranda confirms buying media by people close to the leadership of the MAS, operating as parastatal media. That is, act as governmental, but are private and not…
Bolivia governmental incongruences regarding the Media!
Carlos Valverde writes in El Deber: Media opponents? According to the Minister, Amanda Dávila, “at least 99% of the media opponents have advertising of the State”; she does not define what come to be ‘average opponents’ and, worse still, quotes them. Considering that the President said in El Deber that 80% of the media are…
Bolivia’s freedom ef expression under threat by ruling ochlocracy!
El Deber and EFE reports on political persecution and threats to freedom of speech! CHANNEL 33 OF COCHABAMBA IAPA condemns intimidation to a journalist Marianela Montenegro said that the channel was raided for criticizing the Government The Inter American Press Association (IAPA, SIP in Spanish) yesterday denounced the acts of “intimidation and persecution” of Bolivian authorities…
Is there Freedom of the Press in Bolivia?
From El Diario: Amnesty International in its report 2012, denounces: Disproportionate action against freedom of the press On-site investigation reveals the Government restrictions against private media, points out the trials of three, including EL DIARIO. Mentions abuse of Justice to persecute political opponents. The world organization with its headquarters in London, England, Amnesty International has…
Bolivian media under governmental control?!
Los Tiempos editorial which reflects current pressures to freedom of speech and free press: Step by step towards media control As in other cases, a just cause is being reduced to the status of pretext for purposes as ignoble, as they are required to be masked A common feature of the Governments of the countries…
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