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Los Trece (The Thirteen) are a group of people who were prosecuted in Ecuador on charges of terrorism. The accusation was made after the events of the crisis of the 30 September 2010. ==Who are they== In Ecuador there is a group of 13 democratic activists who are accused of "terrorism" and ”orchestrating a coup against Correa” on September 30, 2010. The group is composed of people from a wide spectrum of society (academics, professionals, students, religious, military), which include attorney Pablo Guerrero Martinez, student leader Maria Alejandra Cevallos and former Colonel Galo Monteverde, among others. What Los Trece did was to protest peacefully for freedom of expression and awareness among citizens and against the adoption of the new Law on Public Communication, also known as the ' (also known as ''Gag Law'' and ''Citizens’ Security Law''). This resembles the one approved by Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, and ended years ago with the closure of several major media outlets. The most emblematic case is that of RCTV. The Ecuadorian ', which nevertheless was finally approved in June 2013, has already claimed its first victims among the media. The latest is the magazine ''Vanguardia'', which for more than seven years was engaged in journalistic research topics. This has just been disabled. Cases like this are several. Thus some international organizations have drawn attention to what is happening in Ecuador on freedom of expression, including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Inter American Press Association (IAPA ), Human Rights Watch (HRW ), Freedom House, among others.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Home - Los Trece - Sitio con información acerca de los 13 perseguidos de Correa )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Los Trece」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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