From: Center for International Media Assistance <cima@ned.org>

Subject: CIMA/NED Event Reminder: Ecuador's Communications Law and the Bonilla Case

Date: March 5, 2014 at 12:43:03 AM GMT+8

To: jservaes@comm.umass.edu

Reply-To: cima@ned.org

The Communications Law in Ecuador:  When Censoring a Cartoon Becomes a Presidential Priority    Since his reelection, President Rafael Correa has used a series of laws and decrees to constrain criticism and dissent. In June 2013, the National Assembly passed a restrictive communications law that designates the media as a public service subject to government regulation. Political cartoonist Xavier Bonilla was the first victim of this law following the publication of a cartoon that depicted the house raid of journalist Fernando Villavicencio. President Correa called Bonilla, among other things, "an assassin with ink." Bonilla was forced to publish a correction, and El Universo paid a large fine. Join NED's CIMA and Latin America & Caribbean Program and  Freedom House for a discussion on the restrictive nature of the communications law in Ecuador.    Featuring:   Xavier Bonilla Political Cartoonist at El Universo   Martha Roldós  Fundación Mil Hojas   Carlos Lauría       Committee to Protect Journalists   Wednesday, March 5 12:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served from 12:00-12:30 1025 F Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004      If you are unable to join us, watch the event live here.     Follow the event on Twitter: #cimaevents   *Portions of this event will be in Spanish. Simultaneous translation  from Spanish to English will be provided on a limited basis.

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