President Rafael Correa has undercut freedom of the press in Ecuador by subjecting journalists and media figures to public denunciation and retaliatory litigation. Judicial independence continues to suffer due to transitional mechanisms for judicial reform that have given the government and its supporters in Congress a powerful say in appointing and dismissing judges.
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Emilio Palacio, a journalist for the Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo, was sentenced to three years in prison for criminal defamation of Rafael Correa's government on July 20, 2011.
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