Articles by World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
Three community TV station journalists beaten by student group opposing national government’s decisions
(AMARC/IFEX) – AMARC is concerned about the physical and verbal attacks suffered by a group of reporters from the community television station TV Rubio, at the hands of a group of demonstrators who had occupied the entrance to a university, the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (UPEL), located in Rubio, Táchira state. Cameraman José Alberto Bastos, […]
New procedures required in the allocation of broadcast licences to avoid political abuse, says AMARC
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is an 8 May 2007 AMARC press release: APU and AMARC satisfied with revocation of licenses of four commercial radio stations, but concerned over procedures for allocating licenses to new applicants Uruguay, 8 May 2007 – The Uruguayan Press Association (Asociación de la Prensa Uruguay, APU) and AMARC wrote a letter […]
Six broadcasters in Chimbote off air following raids and equipment seizures allegedly in reprisal for coverage of popular mobilizations
(AMARC/IFEX) – On 18 April 2007, radio stations Ancash, Amistad and Miramar, and television stations Canal 15, Canal 27 and Canal 55, were raided and their equipment seized by order of Judge Frey Tolentino Cruz, of the Fifth Criminal Court of the Superior Court of Santa (Quinto Juzgado Penal de la Corte Superior de Justicia […]
AMARC says automatic renewal of broadcasting licenses “inappropriate and unjust”, that RCTV “violated citizens’ right to information” during 2002 coup
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is an abbreviated version of an 18 April 2007 AMARC statement: Open letter from AMARC on the RCTV case On 13 April 2007, AMARC-Latin America and the Caribbean (AMARC-ALC) sent the Venezuelan government an open letter with recommendations regarding the RCTV television station case, based on AMARC’s “commitment to freedom of […]
IACHR recommends that governments pass legislation on community radio stations, reserve part of the spectrum for their use
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is an 11 April 2007 AMARC press release: IACHR recommends that governments pass legislation on community radio stations, allocate part of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum for their use In the annual report on human rights in the Americas for 2006 of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organisation […]
Indigenous people’s radio station denied accreditation to cover US president’s visit to their community
(AMARC/IFEX) – The week prior to US President George Bush’s 12 March 2007 visit to Guatemala, the US State Department released its annual human rights report, in which it lamented the country’s human rights situation, emphasizing its concern over the murders of women, corruption and the repression of community radio stations. One of the places […]
President promises to waive licensing fees for community-based and other small media and to allocate government advertising contracts equitably
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is a 15 March 2007 AMARC press release: Government promises to eliminate economic barriers to small and community media On 1 March 2007, the Day of the Journalist, President Daniel Ortega signed an agreement with the Journalists’ College (Colegio de Periodistas) to waive, in the case of “small and community media […]
Government passes law undermining community radio stations
(AMARC/IFEX) – On 6 March 2007, AMARC-Latin America and the Caribbean (AMARC-ALC) presented a complaint before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) against the government of Guatemala for what it considers “a serious and uninformed decision” that threatens freedom of expression, indigenous cultural rights, and peasant communities throughout the country. AMARC also believes that […]