Articles by World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
Prosecutor’s office calls for annulment of broadcasting licenses unfairly obtained through political influence
(AMARC/IFEX) – According to the Observatory for the Right to Communication in Brazil (Observatorio de Derecho a la Comunicación de Brasil, http://www.direitoacomunicacao.org.br ), on 23 July 2007, the Federal District Public Prosecutor’s Office called for the annulment of the licenses of six radio and television media outlets. The six stations unfairly benefited from renewals of […]
Government threatens to shut down educational radio station in Itapúa
(AMARC/IFEX) – The nongovernmental organisation CECTEC (Centro de Educación Capacitación y Tecnología Campesina) has condemned a decision by the telecommunications entity Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL) to shut down an educational radio station based in Itapúa. CONATEL appears to be acting under the influence of politicians close to President Nicanor Duarte who control the region. […]
Four IFEX members issue pronouncement before IACHR on freedom of expression situation
(CENCOS/CEPET/ARTICLE 19/AMARC/IFEX) – The following is a 17 July 2007 joint press release by CENCOS, CEPET, ARTICLE 19, AMARC and other organisations: Pronouncement Freedom of Expression: A Right Under Threat in Mexico To the IACHR Hearing in Washington, D.C. As Mexico has undergone changes in recent years, the absence of the conditions required to exercise […]
Community radio stations closed in response to pressure from business interests; allocation of frequencies politically biased, says AMARC
(AMARC/IFEX) – AMARC condemns the closure of various radio stations belonging to the Paraguayan Association of Community Communication (Asociación Paraguaya de Comunicación Comunitaria, COMUNICA), due to the strong pressure brought to bear upon the courts by commercial radio companies. On 10 July 2007, the radio station Chokokue FM, located in the city of Minga Guazú […]
Judge orders closure of public retransmission television station in San Rafael at request of monopolistic media conglomerate
(AMARC/IFEX) – AMARC is deeply worried about the decision of Héctor Acosta, a federal judge in the province of Mendoza, who ordered the cessation of broadcasts by the local relay transmitter of Canal 7 television station in the city of San Rafael. The station was only recently established thanks to the action of locals who, […]
CENCOS, AMARC and ARTICLE 19 call on Congress to amend media law, facilitate emergence and survival of community media
(CENCOS/IFEX) – The following is a 21 June 2007 CENCOS press release: Media organisations request legislation to promote community media Congress has the historic opportunity to secure informational pluralism Free expression organisations call for the democratisation of media regulations Mexico City, 21 June 2007 – National and international freedom of expression organisations are urging the […]
Congress approves draft law on community broadcasting
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is a 6 June 2007 AMARC press release: Congress approves draft law on community broadcasting On 5 June 2007, the Uruguayan Congress (Cámara de Representantes) approved by 49 out of a total of 59 votes, a draft law aimed at regulating and formally recognizing a third broadcasting sector: community radio and […]
Regional alliance of NGOs concerned over non-transparent allocation of broadcasting rights, media ownership concentration
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is a 4 June 2007 AMARC press release: Growing concern over concentration of, barriers to access to broadcasting frequencies Americas, 4 June 2007 – On 2 June 2007, various non-governmental organizations concerned with freedom of expression and access to information in Mexico, Central America, and the Dominican Republic, formally submitted the […]