(AMARC/IFEX) – On 3 and 4 February 2004, President Lucio Gutiérrez and other officials threatened to close down La Luna (99.3 FM) radio station. In addition, the station’s director reported that he received threatening phone calls directed at his family. In recent days, indigenous people and other citizens have held demonstrations to express their support […]
(AMARC/IFEX) – On 3 and 4 February 2004, President Lucio Gutiérrez and other officials threatened to close down La Luna (99.3 FM) radio station. In addition, the station’s director reported that he received threatening phone calls directed at his family. In recent days, indigenous people and other citizens have held demonstrations to express their support for the station and protest this attack on freedom of expression.
The government’s threats come on the heels of accusations that the station has “tarnished the image of the president and his administration”. La Luna and other sources consulted by AMARC maintain, however, that the station has simply opened the airwaves to listeners who wish to express their views on events in the country. These sources charge that the government’s aim is to silence voices opposed to its actions.
