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January 14, 2016

Argentina: Thousands Protest Ouster of Radio Host Víctor Hugo Morales
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Meanwhile, in Argentina, renowned radio host Víctor Hugo Morales has
been ousted from his long-running morning program on Radio Continental
amid a crackdown on press freedom under the new right-wing president,
Mauricio Macri. Executives ordered Morales off the air Monday, saying
his contract had been terminated. Speaking on a colleagues' program
minutes later, Morales said: "This takes place amid a suffocating,
terrible situation for democracy and for freedom of expression in
Argentina." Morales' firing comes amid massive protests against
President Macri's proposed media reforms, which include repealing a law
outlawing monopolies by media companies. Tens of thousands of people
demonstrated in Buenos Aires Tuesday in opposition to Macri's reforms
and in defense of radio host Morales.


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