Articles by World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
Thirty IFEX members call on UNESCO to refuse funds from one of Africa’s worst violators of press freedom, Equatorial Guinea
Recalling UNESCO’s stated commitment to free expression on World Press Freedom Day, 30 IFEX members call for the organisation not to accept a $3 million donation from President Teodoro Obiang for the administration of an international prize in life sciences.
African Commission should examine Tunisia’s poor record on freedom of expression, say TMG members
The TMG supports the NGO forum resolution urging the ACHPR to “conduct a fact-finding mission to Tunisia for an objective and documented assessment of the situation of a pluralistic and independent media.”
Twenty-four press freedom groups and human rights organisations call on the government to implement reforms
IFEX members joined other human rights organisations in denouncing the deterioration of press freedom under the new interim government.
On World Press Freedom Day, AMARC asserts communication rights of disaster-hit communities
Community radio stations played a vital role in disaster recovery and reconstruction after the earthquakes in Haiti and Chile.
Twenty-six IFEX members join the Pakistani Federal Union of Journalists in condemning suicide bombings
The organisations appeal to the leaders of the Taliban, to the jihadist movements and to Al-Qaeda in Pakistan to put a stop to all further suicide bombings in public gatherings.
AMARC welcomes community radio breakthrough
The government has granted permission to 12 applicants to operate community radio stations.
Community radio station in Zacate Grande faces criminal action
Members of La Voz de Zacate Grande are accussed of appropriating land and of operating the radio station without the proper authorisation from CONATEL.
AMARC releases 2009 annual report: “Diversity and Pluralism in Radio Broadcasting in Latin America”
The report highlights legislative changes and public policies in Latin America that have the effect of either hindering or promoting freedom of expression over the airwaves.