Brazil’s community radio stations struggle to survive

April 29th, 2013

Local broadcasters, the lifeblood of many Brazilian communities, face tough times. Rafael Spuldar reports
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Honduras: Radio station stormed by 300 soldiers and police

June 8th, 2010

La Voz de Zacate Grande, a community radio station was closed down by 300 soldiers and police officers, on 3 June. The station which began broadcasting on 14 April, defends the cause of the Association for the Development of the Zacate Grande Peninsula (ADEPZA), whose representatives are accused by agro-industrial tycoon Miguel Facussé Barjum of occupying “his“ land and “tax fraud. Yellow tape bearing with the words “crime scene” now surrounds the small station.