CENSORSHIP
BRAZEN THE POPULAR RESPONSE DID NOT EXPECT
vergonsoza Rejection censorship of the magazine Directions. The decision not to distribute the magazine on June 7 in San Juan generated rejection and that yesterday was a demonstration and a hoot to repudiate the fact. "Enough of censorship," "Defend Water and Glaciers" were some of the banners of the demonstrators who defied the Code Misdemeanor punishable by treacherously Gioja restricting demonstrations opposing social and samples.
Source: The Journal
Andes San Juan, Argentina - 20/06/1909. About 200 San Juan claimed in the center of the neighboring province have freedom of expression.
The decision not to distribute the magazine Directions on June 7 in San Juan generated rejection and that yesterday was a demonstration and a hoot to repudiate the fact.
The protesters complained that there was censorship by not allowing readers of the newspaper Los Andes Diario de Cuyo and agree to the publication that Sunday was focused on mining.
concentration was in the center, where about 200 people complained to signs pointing to defend freedom of expression.
That day in San Juan, Directions magazine was removed from the edition of the newspaper Los Andes, and no one yet has claimed responsibility, while the daily San Juan decided to withdraw for reasons editorialese. The demonstrators, who included university students, environmentalists and community leaders, ensured that the province frequently has problems with any publication that make mention critical to mining.
"do not let us inform us accordingly. This is against censorship and for freedom of expression. It's very suspicious that the magazine is gone," said Grace, one of the demonstrators, while calling for motorists to touch horn. Similarly
sense, the Argentine Journalism Forum (Fopea) said through a statement, its concern "about this restriction on the movement of the number of Directions Magazine cover story which was precisely one of the controversial issues in the province San Juan, which could have constituted an act of censorship. "
The call for protest yesterday came at Facebook and text messages. "When I saw what happened with the magazine I came to propose something on Facebook and I had much response. In San Juan there is no freedom of expression, anyone who believes differently has a voice," said Carlos Bianchi, a political science student. The protest was
quiet. First, the protesters gathered in front of Diario de Cuyo, Mendoza on street, and the common message was the suspicion that there is a pact between the government of José Luis Gioja and most of the media for "anyone to speak against the mining." Therefore
recalled that San Juan was cut some TV TN city as Ecology and La Liga when issued reports on the subject. "Our idea is to create citizens' actions within the framework of law and respect. We came to ask why the magazine came out and gave us mixed messages. The censorship came by government order," said Francisco Cevallos, a history professor and member of the Union Citizens Assemblies.
A journalist from Los Andes requested the opinion of the Diario de Cuyo after the protest, but since the newspaper was sent to the publisher released a few days in asserting that he did not distribute the magazine because he understood that the note on mining was incorrect. From the Executive Branch of San Juan, meanwhile, claimed not be aware of the protest. They also said that the problem is outside the government. "
Mayor Marcelo Lima, a former lieutenant governor and future candidate always something else, given the proximity of elections, competing in his party and public opinion, selling oredenada image management in the capital. To try to end it with an old "problem" of all efforts, "vendors." 
In November last year to the mobilization of artisans, the capital deliberative council approved an ordinance to adhere to the provincial law and including the exceptions to the craft and empowers the executive to regulate it. 
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