Articles by World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
Principles on Democratic Regulation of Community Broadcasting
Principles on Democratic Regulation of Community Broadcasting
Journalist detained, injured, threatened with intelligence surveillance by Army officers
(AMARC/IFEX) – Genaro Alvarado Tuesta, 18, a journalist with La Voz de la Selva radio station, was assaulted and illegally detained on 16 June 2008 by Peruvian Army officers while he was conducting an interview with Freddy Huayunga Vela, a soldier wounded in a confrontation with members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas […]
Proposed new broadcasting law regressive, waters down prior commitments to community broadcasters, warns AMARC
(AMARC/IFEX) – On 10 June 2008, the Cabinet approved for submission to Parliament a draft bill titled “Independent Organisation for Broadcasting and Telecommunications Bill”. The draft bill is intended to replace the provisions of the Allocation of Telecommunications and Broadcasting Frequencies Act 2000. AMARC considers the draft Bill to be regressive in several key respects. […]
Violent police raid, closure of community radio station condemned by AMARC and ARTICLE 19
(AMARC/ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 10 June 2007 joint AMARC and ARTICLE 19 press release: Closure of Tierra y Libertad community radio station constitutes criminalisation of free expression Mexico, D.F., 10 June 2008 – AMARC and ARTICLE 19 are deeply concerned about the closure of Tierra y Libertad community radio station on 6 […]
AMARC launches “Declaration of Principles for Regulatory Frameworks on Community Radio Broadcasting”
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is a 5 May 2008 AMARC press release: AMARC lanza Declaración de Principios para Marcos Regulatorios sobre Radiodifusión Comunitaria AMARC launches Declaration of Principles for Regulatory Frameworks on Community Radio Broadcasting AMARC-Latin America and the Caribbean (AMARC-ALC) publicly presented its statement “Principles for a Democractic Regulatory Framework for Community Radio and […]
AMARC welcomes Maputo Declaration recognising community broadcasting’s importance on 2008 World Press Freedom Day
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is a 5 May 2008 AMARC press release: Montréal, 5 May 2008 AMARC salutes the Maputo Declaration for 2008 World Press Freedom Day The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters saluted as a valuable contribution to the recognition of community media sector worldwide by reluctant governments, the adoption of the “Maputo […]
Member of free expression mission called “enemy of the state” by government official; six IFEX members, others protest
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is an 8 May 2008 AMARC press release: “You are an enemy of the state”, high-ranking public official tells member of Free Expression Mission to Mexico Mexico, 8 May 2008 – Aleida Calleja, a Mexican journalist and AMARC’s international vice-president was verbally accosted by Juan de Dios Castro Lozano, a deputy […]
Two community radio journalists detained, assaulted by police while covering student demonstration
(AMARC/IFEX) – Two correspondents of the Santiago-based Radio Primero de Mayo radio station were arbitrarily detained by members of the Carabineros, a uniformed armed national police and gendarme body, while they were covering a demonstration by high-school students expressing their demands to the government of President Michelle Bachelet. The incident occurred on the morning of […]