"The National Association of Journalists of Bolivia (ANPB, by its Spanish acronym) declared itself in a state of emergency, after the extraordinary national meeting that took place in Sucre. In the meeting, the ANPB rejected the violation of rights and also the 'intimidation and judicial and political persecution, as well as the economic suffocation of media and journalists through the discretional distribution of advertising.'
'(The ANPB) rejects the violation of the rights to freedom of expression and press exercised by those in power, rights enshrined in Articles 21, 106 and 107 of the Printing Press Law (CPE), and international agreements and conventions signed by the country,' states one of the conclusions of the meeting."
