Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Voice of the Community Faces Numerous Threats

by Emilio Godoy from IPS. The article reports on the struggles that the brave people in Mexico are waging to gain access to accurate information.
The Jenpoj ("winds of fire) community radio station in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, which plays an important role in keeping the Mixe indigenous community informed, has had its equipment confiscated and has fought and won a court case to get a broadcast license.