La Paz, Bolivia, Dec 15, 2008 / 12:39 pm
The Bolivian Bishops’ Committee on Social Education has rejected the “authoritarianism and abuse of power” exercised by President Evo Morales “against journalists who carry out their duties to inform.”
In a statement signed by Bishop Cristobal Bialasik of Oruro, the Committee expressed solidarity with the journalists who have been the target of verbal attacks by Morales. “Excesses in the exercise of freedom of expression should be opportunely denounced and clarified by the means established by current law,” the Committee stated.