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ww4report.com – Ecuador: indigenous leader sentenced to prison for “defamation”

Chevron Ecuador — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:03:27 +0000

Freedom of speech issues continue to be a point of contention in Ecuador:

Monica Chuji, Ecuador’s former communications minister under President Rafael Correa and well-known indigenous activist, was on Nov. 25 sentenced to one year in prison and a ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for “defamation” of Correa’s Minister of Public Administration, Vinicio Alvarado. However, after the sentence was imposed by the court at Pichincha penitentiary, Alvarado exercised his prerogative to pardon Chuji—an implicit admission that the move would have broken the remaining ties between Correa and the country’s powerful indigenous movement.

Buenos Aires Herald – Ecuador: Correa’s entire cabinet to resign

Chevron Ecuador — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:22:02 +0000

More on Ecuador President Rafael Correa’s cabinet:

All members of the Ecuadorean presidential cabinet have tendered their resignations to president Rafael Correa on Monday, presidential secretary Alexis Mera announced, explaining that it was Correa himself who had asked for them to do so.

Bloomberg – Ecuador Cabinet Offers President Correa Their Resignations

Chevron Ecuador — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:20:45 +0000

Political developments with Rafael Correa, president of the country where the Chevron Ecuador trial has taken place:

Ecuador’s Cabinet offered to resign at the request of President Rafael Correa, in a move that probably foreshadows changes in a government that has seen five finance ministers since 2007.

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas – Ecuador president blasts news media during speech at Columbia University in New York

Chevron Ecuador — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:44:36 +0000

More coverage of Ecuador President Rafael Correa’s visit to the United States. This article includes video from the President’s speech:

In Correa’s speech, ironically titled “Vulnerable Societies: Media and Democracy in Latin America” given that his administration has routinely sued and attacked the news media, the Ecuadoran president accused journalists of lying, saying the press has a “lack of love for the truth,” according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Such anti-press rhetoric is nothing new for Correa, who in the past has referred to journalists as “ink assassins.”

Committee to Protect Journalists – President Correa is not a criminal (but he is intolerant)

Chevron Ecuador — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:58:06 +0000

The Committee to Protect journalists writes additional commentary on the visit to the U.S. by Rafael Correa, President of the country where the Chevron Ecuador case has taken place:

In a truly bizarre exchange that took place at Columbia University Friday, Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa responded to a question from CPJ’s Senior Program Coordinator Carlos Lauría by calling him a liar.

Committee to Protect Journalists – Correa lambastes press in Columbia speech

Chevron Ecuador — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:13:12 +0000

The Committee to Protect Journalists reacts to Ecuador President Rafael Correa’s speech at Colombia University:

“Sir, you are lying and a liar.” With these words, uttered before an audience of around 150 people, Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa dispelled any doubt as to whether he might cool his explosive rhetoric in the face of criticism. His harsh words came in response to a critical question posed by CPJ’s senior coordinator for the Americas, Carlos Lauría, after a speech on Friday hosted by the World Leaders Forum at Columbia University in New York.

Colombia Spectator – Ecuadorian president calls privately-owned media ‘dangerous’

Chevron Ecuador — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:28:07 +0000

Ecuador President Rafael Correa speaks at New York’s Colombia University very critically about privately owned media:

University President Lee Bollinger praised Correa for bringing stability to the Ecuador and reducing inequality, but criticized him for repressing the country’s media.

Correa began his address with a shot back at Bollinger.

“I am afraid to tell you that you are wrong,” Correa said. “Perhaps you read Ecuadorian newspapers.”

Research and Markets – Ecuador Infrastructure Report Q2 2011 – elevated political risk clouds the outlook for foreign investment

Chevron Ecuador — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:45:29 +0000

This firm analyzes and reports on the current state of affairs in Ecuador:

Political risk levels remain elevated in a country already renowned for political instability. Following an attempted coup in September 2010 and strong opposition to President Rafael Correa’s fiscal austerity measures, BMI expect heightened political risks to persist in 2011, further weakening foreign investor sentiment in the country’s business environment.