World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)

Articles by World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, members of the United Nations High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability, met in New York in May 2013 to discuss the Post-2015 Development Agenda, REUTERS/Richard Drew/Pool

Lyon Declaration: Global call to include access to information in UN development agenda

IFEX members and partners from around the world urge the UN to include access to information in the Agenda for the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals.

Journalists protest the imprisonment of Al Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed in Egypt, outside Al Jazeera offices in Sanaa, Yemen on 25 June 2014. , REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Demand the release of recently sentenced Al Jazeera staff

More than 100 groups and individuals worldwide call on Egyptian President el-Sisi to remove the unjust sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay delivers an address at the 26th Council Session in Gevena, REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Groups call on UN to protect free expression online

This week, a resolution on the importance of protecting human rights online was discussed at the 26th UN Human Rights Council Session in Geneva. Read the oral statement on this resolution led by ARTICLE 19 and supported by several IFEX members.

Wanahmad Wankuejik, director of the community radio station Media Selatan, broadcasts at his studio in Pattani, 5 June 2014, one of three southernmost provinces of Thailand, REUTERS/Andrew RC Marshall

AMARC concerned for community radios in Thailand

The President of AMARC Asia-Pacific has called upon the Thai junta to take into account the invaluable contributions that community radios can offer towards inclusive dialogue and peace-building.

Link to: Australian government urged not to scrap funding for community radios

Australian government urged not to scrap funding for community radios

Community Radios in Australia face the danger of being forced off air should the recommendations made by the Australian Commission of Audit be accepted by the government.

Link to: Community journalist in Mexico released on bail after five days in jail

Community journalist in Mexico released on bail after five days in jail

AMARC has learnt of the release of Alma Delia Olivares, a reporter of the community radio station La Cabina on 4 March after five days of detention. Olivares is, however, still being prosecuted for “misuse use of a public resource”.

An on-air sign is seen at a radio station in Mogadishu, Somalia, 8 December 2012, REUTERS/AU-UN IST Photo/Tobin Jones/Handout

World Radio Day: Reinforcing freedom of expression, cultural diversity and gender equality

On the occasion of the third World Radio Day, on 13 February 2014, AMARC is working to increase access to the airwaves for local and community radios.

A woman picks vegetables near a residential compound under construction in Zhejiang province, China, 17 January 2014, REUTERS/William Hong

Transparency, independent media are vital for global development plan

195 civil society organisations from around the world have called on the UN to put government accountability and independent media at the centre of a new framework for global development.