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Cyber attacks on media put press freedom in check in Bolivia

“Cyber attacks are increasingly frequent in Bolivia, to the point of affecting the right to freedoms of expression and of the press. In recent months, newspapers El Deber, Correo del Sur and the Erbol network have suffered significant attacks.

The newspaper El Deber had its website hacked between Sunday night [May 5] and early Monday morning [May 6], but managed to regain control of it, although the feeling of vulnerability has spread throughout the media world, along with shows of support for the newspaper and repudiation of the attackers.”

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