(RSF/IFEX) – According to RSF, on 7 January 1998 the Liberian Ministry of Mail and Telecommunications closed Star Radio, a news and information station run by the Swiss-based non-government organisation Fondation Hirondelle. Star Radio is accused of illegally using two wavelengths, even though the Ministries of Planning, Foreign Affairs and Information approved the setting up […]
(RSF/IFEX) – According to RSF, on 7 January 1998 the Liberian Ministry of Mail
and Telecommunications closed Star Radio, a news and information station run
by the Swiss-based non-government organisation Fondation Hirondelle. Star
Radio is accused of illegally using two wavelengths, even though the
Ministries of Planning, Foreign Affairs and Information approved the setting
up of the radio, which began broadcasting on 15 July 1997 under the Liberian
interim government. Star Radio had been broadcasting since then without any
attempt from the authorities to close it.
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and Political Rights, article 19 of which guarantees the freedom to inform
and to be informed
community.
journalists in Liberia and requesting that he do everything in his power to
ensure that Star Radio resumes broadcasting
Appeals To
President Charles Taylor
Executive Mansion
Monrovia, Liberia
Fax: co public fax at Telecom +231 225217
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