Three opposition radio and television stations were silenced for 48 hours on 26 July without a reason by a commando unit of five men in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The signals of Canal Congo Télévision (CCTV), Canal Kin Télévision (CKTV) and Radio Liberté Kinshasa (RALIK) were cut off. However no equipment was damaged or taken.
Hugo Chavez’s government has taken control of a 45.8 per cent share of its biggest critic, Globovison. President Chavez has been involved in various actions against the independent press in the past. Since the acquiring the shares Chavez has declared that the Venezuelan government is in a position to nominate a member of the board of directors. The President of Globovision, Guillermo Zuloaga, currently faces arrest in Venezuela and resides in Miami. In response to the news he declared that Globovision will stay critical of the Chavez regime.
Please join us for an exclusive discussion on broadcasting, free expression and the BBC with Mark Damazer, controller BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 7, on Monday 12 July at 6.30pm. Reflecting on his tenure shortly before leaving the BBC, Damazer will be in conversation with John Kampfner, chief executive of Index on Censorship. The event will also mark the publication of a special Index issue on radio, “Radio Redux: freedom on the airwaves“.
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I’m A Celebrity Get Me Some Privacy!
1 July
7.00pm
Goldman Sachs
£35 (£25)
YN Lawyers Presents a seminar on the developing law of privacy looking amongst other things at balancing freedom of expression and privacy and the consequences that these changes have had for the media.
Speakers Include:
Amber Melville-Brown – expert media lawyer
Ronald Thwaites QC
Mark Moody – editor of OK!
Lorraine Tighe – Former contestant on The Apprentice
Joshua Rozenberg – journalist
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