[cr-india] COMMUNITY BROADCASTING ATTACKED IN THREE COUNTRIES, PROMOTED IN URUGUAY

[George Lessard]

COMMUNITY BROADCASTING ATTACKED IN THREE COUNTRIES, PROMOTED IN URUGUAY

In Mexico, Guatemala and Chile, community radio stations have recently
come under pressure. Meanwhile, Uruguay is bringing its Community
Broadcast Law to life by allocating bandwidth to community television.

Shots were fired on 27 July 2008 at the homes of two community radio
journalists in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. Unknown individuals
fired at the homes of Melesio Melchor Ángeles and Jorge Aragón Martínez,
contributors to the Radio Zaachila community radio station. Cartridges of
9 mm, reportedly used solely by the Mexican army, were found outside.

The two journalists, who also belong to a Zaachila teachers' group, face
criminal actions involving a June demonstration that prevented a visit by
Oaxaca Governor Ulises Ruiz. Resignation of the governor was a key demand
of teacher-led strikes in 2006.

More at
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/96304/

Visit these links:
- Shots fired in Oaxaca: http://tinyurl.com/59rsb6
- Mexico closes Monterrey stations (June): http://tinyurl.com/6dnzm4
- Guatemalan stations closed (Spanish): http://tinyurl.com/6zlppn
- Guatemalan radio journalist's home fired upon:
http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/95840/
- Pressure on Chilean stations: http://tinyurl.com/5c6n8w
and http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/95593/
- Uruguay allocates bandwidth: http://tinyurl.com/637wzk
- CENCOS on Mexico mission: http://cencos.org/en/node/19231
- IMS page on Mexico mission: http://www.i-m-s.dk/?q=node/358
- AMARC: http://legislaciones.item.org.uy/index?q=node/714
- ARTICLE 19 on impunity in Mexico: http://tinyurl.com/5sarjt
- Mexican human rights media agency raided: http://tinyurl.com/5osag3
- Soldiers beat Mexican journalist: http://tinyurl.com/6pb2aw