Ecuador: PEN International and PEN Ecuador Alarmed by Deteriorating Freedom of Expression Environment
September 16, 2026
September 16, 2026
LONDON, England, Sept. 16 -- PEN International issued the following news:
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Ecuador: PEN International and PEN Ecuador alarmed by deteriorating freedom of expression environment
'When threats, smear campaigns, harassment and killings become part of the everyday environment in which journalists work, it is not only those who report the news who are silenced: society as a whole is deprived of its right to know the truth', said Burhan Sonmez, Pre . . .
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Ecuador: PEN International and PEN Ecuador alarmed by deteriorating freedom of expression environment
'When threats, smear campaigns, harassment and killings become part of the everyday environment in which journalists work, it is not only those who report the news who are silenced: society as a whole is deprived of its right to know the truth', said Burhan Sonmez, Pre . . .