Amnesty International warned that the deeply controversial bill signed into law by president Santiago Pena violated freedom of expression, likening it to civil society crackdowns in Venezuela, Nicaragua, Hungary and Russia.
Critics warn that its vague wording and sweeping provisions could easily be used to intimidate and silence voices critical of the conservative Colorado Party, which has held power for all but five years since 1947.
Proponents of the bill have called out investigative journalists and non-profit staff by name on the senate floor, further stoking a climate of deepening hostility towards dissenting voices.
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