Category: the war on dissent
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UNESCO and AMARC on the Oxacan Community Journalist Murders
AMARC, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, clarifies the circumstances surrounding the murder of community radio journalists Felicitas MartÃnez Sánchez and Teresa Bautista Merino in the Mexican state of Oaxaca: [They] were accompanied by Faustino Vázquez MartÃnez, Cristina MartÃnez Flores and two minors on their way to their community, after having participated in a…
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Two young women journalists attacked and killed in Oaxaca
Unfortunately, there is more bad news from Oaxaca, as reported by Reporters Without Borders. The two young women killed were working for a community radio station serving an indigenous population. Reporters Without Borders is deeply shocked by the fatal shooting on 7 April in Putla de Guerrero, in the southern state of Oaxaca, of Teresa…
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Dispatch from Oaxaca: Breaking the Communication Blockade
I received the following email from George Salzman yesterday: Oaxaca, 3 May 2007 Friends, I fully endorse this call for support of popular radio in Oaxaca from Tonee Mello, who initiated the Oaxaca Study-Action Group with me in December 2005. Here’s Tonee’s message: Subject: [oaxacastudyactiongroup] APPEAL From: Tonee Mello Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 17:02:55…
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Headlines from the Feb. 2 radioshow: Journalists Beaten in Oaxaca, a Pro-Fair-Use Bill, The House’s Telecomm Agenda
Community Radio Journalists Beaten in Oaxaca Two community radio journalists were beaten by state-supported militants in the Mexican state of Oaxaca on the night of January 24. One was arrested. According to a report from the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, known as AMARC, the incident occurred during a confrontation between militants of the…
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The People Decide: Oaxaca’s Popular Assembly
Nancy Davies has a new book coming out with Al Giordano’s Narco News Books, The People Decide: Oaxaca’s Popular Assembly. Giordano announces the book: When on May 25, 2006 Nancy Davies published a reporter’s notebook entry on The Narcosphere titled “The Desperate Government in Oaxaca†few observers– other than Davies – saw the regime of…
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Good News: Army Subpoena of Journalist Dropped
Just saw this email from the National Radio Project that came in yesterday: UPDATE! Journalist Subpoenas Dismissed! Army prosecutors of Lt. Watada drop two charges for speaking to the press January 29, 2007 Two charges of “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman” have been dropped by the Army-each of which carried a one year…
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NCMR Panel: Make Music with Your Mouth, Kid: Hip-Hop Activism
This panel was certainly the most fun and the most thought-provoking of all the panels I’ve been to at the NCMR. It’s nearly impossible for me to summarize because each presenter brought a unique perspective and set of facts to lay on the audience. But, as the title of the panel suggests, all the presenters…
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Taiwan Pirates Protest for Communications Freedom
The Taiwan radio pirates certainly know how the value of banding together to fight against the selling off of the public airwaves. According to the Taipei Times, last week pirate broadcasters held protests in front of the National Communications Commission, their version of the FCC. Held back by rows of police in riot gear, angry…
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Update from Oaxaca: “In the face of repression, quiet determination, dignity.”
Nancy Davies and George Salzman have written two new updates from Oaxaca and posted them on the web: Last Sunday, 10 Dec, the popular movement held its eighth mega-march, the first large manifestation following the imposition of a virtual state of siege imposed by the federal armed forces on 25 and 26 November. Nancy Davies’…
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Revving up the Dirty War in Oaxaca
George Salzman has sent another update from the situation in Oaxaca, Mexico, which he has posted in full at his own website: Oaxaca, Saturday 11 Nov 2006 Friends, The Oaxaca State and Mexican federal governments are unleashing a dirty war against the widespread social rebellion in Oaxaca, in the hope of smashing it as clandestinely…