Ecuador's national assembly has approved changes to its laws, as requested by the president, Rafael Correa, that prohibit the news media from reporting on election candidates.
Journalists claim the reformed "democracy code" amounts to censorship, preventing the essential publication of political information.
The press freedom organisation Fundamedios condemned the decision. Its director, César Ricaurte, warned that the law means journalists will have to wait until after the elections to denounce corruption among candidates.
Source: Knight Centre
