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Online gender-based violence norms in Mexico, art and protest in Cuba, disinformation and elections in Peru


Lima, Peru, 5 May 2021. Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo (L) hands a document to former presidential candidate Veronika Mendoza, for her to sign pledging her support for Castillo in the 6 June election runoff, GIAN MASKO/AFP via Getty Images
April 2021 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEX s Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
No truth, no justice, no reparation
Three years ago, in April 2018, Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno confirmed the death of Javier Ortega, Paúl Rivas Bravo and Efraín Segarra, a journalistic team from
El Comercio newspaper. The three were kidnapped in the town of Mataje, close to the Colombia border, when covering the presence in the area of the Frente Oliver Sinisterra – a breakaway faction of the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia). ....

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Google-Funded Orgs Declare 'Disinformation' a 'Threat to Free Speech'


30 Apr 2021
A coalition of “human rights” organizations, many of them funded by Google, have written an open letter to President Joe Biden urging the creation of a “Disinformation Defense and Free Expression Task Force.”
Congratulating Biden on his “impressive first hundred days” as President, the “coalition of human rights, free speech, democracy, and technology organizations” recommends the creation of a federal interagency task force to contain what the organizations describe as the “clear and present threat” of disinformation.
In the letter, published by Axios, the organizations call disinformation a threat to “democracy,” and blame it for the Capitol riot.
As we think about the next four years, we are keenly aware of the challenge the rampant spread of disinformation poses to our nation. The prevalence of deceptions, propaganda, and conspiracy theories related to the 2020 election, COVID-19, and the recent Capitol insurrection illustra ....

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What Biden's speech means for K Street


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WHAT BIDEN’S SPEECH MEANS FOR K STREET: No one would confuse the speech that President
Joe Biden delivered to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night with one of President ....

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