As It Backs Assange, Ecuador Stifles Expression At Home

Posted: 8/16/2012  |  By: Carlos Lauría | Committee to Protect Journalists

The Quito government's decision to grant Julian Assange political asylum comes at a time when freedom of expression is under siege in Ecuador. President Rafael Correa's press freedom record is among the very worst in the Americas, and providing asylum to the WikiLeaks founder won't change the repressive conditions facing Ecuadoran journalists who want to report critically about government policies and practices.