Community radio stations still denied access to air-waves

[Judi Lynn]

Community radio stations still denied access to air-waves
Published on Tuesday 28 June 2011.

Did Honduras’ readmission to the Organization of American States mark the end of the sinister interlude that began with the coup d’état exactly two years ago, on 28 June 2009, and its disastrous impact on civil liberties and human rights?

That was the question that the Latin America and Caribbean division of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC-ALC) and Reporters Without Borders jointly posed when Honduras was formally readmitted to OAS at the start of this month.

The fight against impunity and for real media diversity is certainly as important as ever, according to members La Voz de Zacate Grande, a community radio station in the far south of the country that is banned from the air-waves.

A Reporters Without Borders special representative was in the Zacate Grande peninsula for the community radio station’s first anniversary, on 14 April, and produced a long audio report of her visit. For the time being, it is available only in Spanish and can be downloaded at this link. A summary follows.

Most of the Honduran community radios affiliated to AMARC attended the 14 April event, which served to highlight the fact that defence of land rights was the main reason for the creation of most of these stations. La Voz de Zacate Grande is a particularly good example.

More:
http://en.rsf.org/honduras-community-radio-stations-still-28-06-2011,40537.html

[EFerrari]

1. Tweeted over to CPJ (Committee to Protect Journalists) n/t

[Judi Lynn]

2. You can be sure they'll get right to work on that. They are so conscientious, aren't they? n/t