{"id":271179,"date":"2025-06-04T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-dionisio-gutierrez-leads-summit-for-freedom-and-democracy-in-ibero-america\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:20:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:20:02","slug":"dionisio-gutierrez-lidera-cumbre-por-la-libertad-y-la-democracia-en-iberoamerica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/dionisio-gutierrez-lidera-cumbre-por-la-libertad-y-la-democracia-en-iberoamerica\/","title":{"rendered":"Dionisio Guti\u00e9rrez Leads Summit for Freedom and Democracy in Ibero-America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-location\">MADRID<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">June 4, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t1bFtsdrG0I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">From <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 20 to 23<\/span>, Fundaci\u00f3n Libertad y Desarrollo held the 6th <i>Citizen Convention <\/i>in <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span><\/a>\u2014a summit that reaffirmed Ibero-America&#8217;s most important mission: to rescue politics and, now more than ever, to defend the principles of freedom as the only path toward building successful nations. Dionisio Guti\u00e9rrez served as the host and articulating voice of this forum, which brought together former presidents, intellectuals, academics, and former officials from Western security agencies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p title=\"Una Cumbre por la Libertad y la Democracia. Raz\u00f3n de Estado con Dionisio Guti\u00e9rrez\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t1bFtsdrG0I\" frameborder=\"0\">\u00a0<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The event was inaugurated on <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 20<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Madrid<\/span> with the <i>&#8220;Dinner for Freedom&#8221;<\/i>, an evening that marked the beginning of three days of idea exchange and proposal analysis. In his speech, Guti\u00e9rrez warned about the advance of populism and authoritarianism in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span> and called for restoring trust in politics through integrity. He also evoked the moral and intellectual legacy of <span class=\"xn-person\">Mario Vargas Llosa<\/span> in upholding the values of freedom and democracy across Ibero-America.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, at the historic Ateneo de <span class=\"xn-location\">Madrid<\/span>, Guti\u00e9rrez took part in the events organized by the <i>Liberty and Democracy Group<\/i> and the <i>International Foundation for Freedom<\/i>. There, he highlighted the shared commitment to building a free, institutional, and pluralistic Ibero-America. &#8220;We need to promote liberal principles in the face of ideological confusion affecting both the elites and the citizenry,&#8221; Guti\u00e9rrez told an audience of former presidents, lawmakers, writers, and scholars.<\/p>\n<p>The summit&#8217;s central session took place on <span class=\"xn-chron\">May 22<\/span> at the Teatro Campoamor in Oviedo, where Guti\u00e9rrez officially opened the 6th <i>Citizen Convention<\/i> before an audience of 1,300 attendees and two dozen media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech in Oviedo, Guti\u00e9rrez was emphatic: &#8220;Freedom is a wounded word in <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>. We live under the false freedom of despots, who distort it, manipulate it, and turn it into an instrument of subjugation.&#8221; In response to this decline, he announced the creation of the <i>Permanent Academic Forum<\/i>, a space to debate ideas and turn them into concrete proposals for the region.<\/p>\n<p>To close the 6th <i>Citizen Convention<\/i>, a special tribute to Ibero-American migration was held at the <i>Archivo de Indianos <\/i>and <i>Museo de la Emigraci\u00f3n<\/i> in Colombres, Asturias. There, Dionisio Guti\u00e9rrez raised the flag of <span class=\"xn-location\">Guatemala<\/span> as a symbol of the historic bond between both sides of the Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>The event honored the memory of Ibero-American migrants as builders of identity and freedom\u2014an emotional finale that reaffirmed the Encuentro&#8217;s spirit of integration.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/fundacionlibertad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">website<\/a>\u00a0or write to <a href=\"mailto:contacto@fundacionlibertad.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">contacto@fundacionlibertad.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder2\">\n<p>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2703607\/10.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2703607\/10.jpg\" title=\"Dionisio Gutierrez gives his speech at Teatro Campoamor. 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