Articles by World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
Community radio station bombed
(AMARC/IFEX) – Puerto Casado-based radio station Quebracho Poty was almost completely burned down after several bombs exploded in its studios at dawn on 2 August 2005. According to information provided to AMARC, unidentified individuals entered the San Ramón Nonato parish church where the radio station’s studios are located, broke the security lock on the back […]
Twelve international media groups, including eight IFEX members, call for press freedom in Nepal
(WAN/IFEX) – The following is an 18 July 2005 WAN press release: Kathmandu, Nepal, 18 July 2005 International Media Groups Call for Press Freedom in Nepal An international press freedom mission to Nepal concluded Monday that press freedom and freedom of expression have significantly deteriorated, despite the lifting of a State of Emergency in April. […]
Allegations of corruption in granting of radio frequencies
(AMARC/IFEX) – On 25 May 2005, the Public Prosecutor’s Office searched the premises of the Public Safety and Governance Ministry’s national radio broadcasting regulatory office (Oficina de Control Nacional de Radio), the home of the office’s director, the national organisation representing private radio and television business owners (Cámara Nacional de Radio), and four security services […]
Community radio station harassed by national communications commission officials
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 23 May 2005 AMARC alert: AMARC is concerned about the intimidating act carried out on 17 May 2005 by officials from the National Communications Commission (CNC), who attempted to enter FM De La Azotea radio station’s transmission facility in Mar del Plata without a search […]
Community radio station’s broadcasts jammed
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is joint statement by a coalition of civil society groups, including AMARC: Over the last few days, Radio La Luna, the station that has joined in Quito’s civil disobedience, has been jammed and silenced. For the last six days, the station has opened its airwaves to the public so that they […]
Defamation case against journalists to proceed to courts
(AMARC/IFEX) – The defamation case against two journalists from San Miguel community radio station will go to court after the journalists refused to retract statements regarding allegations of police involvement in smuggling operations. “We are defending the right to information and the right to communicate, that is why we refused to retract our statements,” Suyapa […]
Tunisia Monitoring Group expresses serious concerns over continued free expression violations in the country ahead of WSIS Preparatory Committee meeting in Geneva
(IFEX-TMG) – The following is an IFEX-TMG press release: Tunisia – Serious concerns for World Summit on the Information Society A joint monitoring visit to Tunisia undertaken by members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) has found serious cause for continuing concern about the current state of freedom of expression and of civil […]
Operating permits granted to three more indigenous community radio stations
(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 22 December 2004 AMARC press release: The Communications and Transport Secretariat (Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes, SCT) and the Interior Ministry have granted operating permits to three more indigenous community radio stations that are AMARC associates. The Mazateca indigenous community, based in Mazatlán de Villaflores, […]