Clandestine Radio Watch 195
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CLANDESTINE RADIO WATCH 195
November 30, 2005
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Takuya Hirayama, CRW Japan
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Schedules - ASIA
Radio Free Asia
Radio Free Asia B05 via Germany
9875 100 23.00-24.00 to Tibet via Lampertheim
9670 100 01.00-03.00 to tibet via Jülich
(P.Kruse-D Nov 17, 2005 in PakistanDxers-ML)
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Schedules - ETHIOPIA
Voice of Oromo Liberation
Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo) in Oromo:
1700-1800 9820 WER 125 kW 135deg Tue-Sun to EaAf, ex Tue-Fri/Sun via JUL
(Observer 390 Nov 15, 2005 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
Voice of the Democratic Path to Ethiopian Unity
New time for Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity in Amharic from
Nov.16:
1900-2000 on 9620 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Wed/Sun to EaAf, ex 1830-1930
(Observer 390 Nov 15, 2005 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Schedules - India
Voice of Jammu & Kashmir Freedom
In the 2nd Half of October 2005 I was in Haridwar, 200 kms north of New
Delhi and could monitor Voice of Jammu & Kashmir Freedom as follows
clearly.
0230-0400 5990
0745-0845 7230
1300-1400 5102
The carrier is very strong but the audio was very rough. I have not seen
any recent reports of this station in your bulletins and so hope you will
find this info of interest.
(J.Jacob-IND Nov 12, 2005 for CRW)
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Schedules - KOREA (NORTH)
Shiokaze / Sea Breeze
RUSSIA: UNID in Japanese is Shiokaze (Sea Breeze) via IRK 100 kW / 125
deg:
1430-1500 (ex 1530-1600) on 5890 (45544).
(R BUL Observer 391 Nov 21, 2005 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
Radio Sea Breeze/Shiokaze
1430-1500 on 5890 IRK 100 kW / 125 deg to KRE in Japanese.
(Observer 392 Nov 29, 2005 via A.Gupta-IND in CDX-ML)
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Schedules - LAOS
Hmong Lao Radio
Hmong Lao Radio
0100-0200 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia in Laotian Wed/Fri
(Observer 392 Nov 29, 2005 via A.Gupta-IND in CDX-ML)
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Schedules - NIGERIA
Voice of Biafra International
Voice of Biafra International
2100-2200 on 7380 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf in English Wed/Sat.
(Observer 392 Nov 29, 2005 via A.Gupta-IND in CDX-ML)
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Schedules - RUSSIA
Radio Liberty
THAILAND Freq change for Radio Liberty in Russian from Nov.19:
0700-0900 NF 15130, ex 17730 to avoid BSKSA Main px in Arabic on 17730.4
(R BUL Observer 391 Nov 21, 2005 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
HFCC registered Udorn Thani 17730 0300-0700 33,34 250kW 030deg
(R BUL Observer 391 Nov 21, 2005 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Schedules - SRI LANKA
IBC Tamil
DTK T-Systems changes: IBC Tamil Sce in Tamil from Nov.18:
0000-0100 NF 7110(not7105)WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs,ex 6055 to avoid
REE.
(R BUL Observer 391 Nov 21, 2005 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Schedules - VIETNAM
Little Saigon Radio
1500-1530 on 7380 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia in Vietnamese
(Observer 392 Nov 29, 2005 via A.Gupta-IND in CDX-ML)
Que Huong Radio
An extra transmission of the TDP-brokered Que Huong Radio was reportedly
carried on Sun 13 November 1200-1300 on 11860. The station's regular
schedule is Mon-Sat 1200-1300 on 15860.
(B.Trutenau-LTU Nov 16, 2005 in DXplorer-ML)
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Schedules - WESTERN AFRICA
West Africa Democracy Radio
West Africa Democracy Radio to WeAf via ASC 250 kW / 027 deg:
0700-0800 in English and
0800-0900 in French on 12000 (45433).
(R BUL Observer 391 Nov 21, 2005 via W.Büschel-D for CRW)
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Logs - ASIA
Radio Free Asia
13725 R. Free Asia, 16:28-16:40, escuchada el 25 de Noviembre en Uyghur a
locutor con comentarios y música melódica acompañada de piano. SINPO
55444.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 25, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
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Logs - CAMEROON
Radio Free Southern Cameroons
12130 R.Free Southern Cameroons Nov 13 *1801-1840 25322-35333 English,
1801 sign on with announce by man, Local music, Talk.
(Ko.Hashimoto-J Nov 13, 2005 in JAP 395)
?? 12130 R F S C at 1800?? with music, political talks by a woman
mentioning "divine , soveregnity, Jesus Christ, cameroon whic mentioned
very many times, ID " Radio Free Southern Cameroon"at 1810, mentions abt
India, ship leaders, arrest of Difayamba, preservation of identity,
brainwashing. At 1814 with a local song and another one on 1819. Signal
45444 S9+10. [..] I wonder if is the tansmitter used for other broadcasts
on 12130 (Guam?). On 1929 there is a muffled transmission on 12128 with
French prgramming and S8, 30% with local QRN. [-reedited by CRW]
(Z.Liangas-GRC Nov 20 (?), 2005 in HCDX-ML)
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Logs - CHINA
Sound of Hope/CNR
Sound of Hope . . . or Not
There have been a lot of comments concerning Sound of Hope recently. Here
are my experiences.
I have been trying for several months to get a Sound of Hope logging good
enough for a reception report. But I am now pretty much convinced that I
have never heard SofH from my home in Kansas, except for an occasional
barely audible signal under China National Radio. While in Vietnam a few
months ago I found that most broadcasts in any of the languages of China
were jammed, including VOA, BBC, DW, Voice of Tibet, Sound of Hope and
various other broadcasts from Taiwan, and of course Radio Free Asia.
Usually the jam was a CNR broadcast, sometimes Fire Dragon, and sometimes
both. Occasionally CNR had an echo, presumably the result of the same
program being broadcast from two widely separated transmitter sites.
I have often heard Mandarin on Sound of Hope frequencies. Sometimes the
hour is almost entirely talking. At other times it is mostly fast-paced,
high-energy, programming with brief talking, dialog, short bits of music,
kids talking, etc. And there is often music behind the voices, especially
during the last couple of minutes of the broadcast. This sounds like it
could be an American production so I think I finally have it, especially
if Fire Dragon is also present. But then on the hour, just before it goes
off, I hear the dreaded 5 plus 1 tones. If I listen to the beginning of
the broadcast it can be identified by those tones, CNR theme music, and
Beijing id.
So to determine what I am hearing in the middle of a broadcast, the
easiest thing for me is to check Radio Free Asia frequencies. In every
instance the program I had hoped was Sound of Hope has also been heard on
one or more RFA frequencies; sometimes I can hear it on all frequencies.
I have not seen a current Sound of Hope schedule. If it is on their
website I have not been able to locate it, but during recent weeks while
looking for SofH I have heard CNR as follows. Some of these were summer
schedules, but either SofH is still there or CNR thinks it is.
1300-1400 7310 CNR also heard on some RFA Tibetan frequencies
1600-1700 11765 CNR also heard on some RFA Mandarin frequencies
2200-2300 9635 CNR also heard on all RFA Cantonese frequencies
2300-2400 7310 CNR also heard on all Mandarin frequencies except 7540
which has QRM
Sound of Hope on 9635 via Taiwan at 2200 and on 7310 via KWHR at 2300 are
listed in Passport; the other two broadcasts are not listed for this
winter. Does anyone have a current schedule?
It is unfortunate that the Asian broadcaster which seems to propagate
best at almost any time of the day or night, at least to my location here
in the center of North America, is China National Radio. For instance, at
2300 today, November 23, CNR was almost as strong as Gene Scott via
Anguilla on the RFA Mandarin frequency of 11775.
(W.Craighead-KS-USA Nov 23, 2005 in DXplorer-ML)
11765 Sound of Hope Int., 16:21-16:25, tentativa el 25 de Noviembre en
chino, locutor con comentarios, fuerte jamming China con música
folklorica. SINPO 22431.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 25, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
Voice of Tibet
7465 V.of Tibet Nov 29 *1430-1440 45433-45333 Tibetian, 1430 sign on with
opening music, Opening announce, Talk.
(Ko.Hashimoto-J Nov 29, 2005 in JAP 397)
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Logs - CUBA
Radio Martí
11930 R. Martí, 22:45-22:56, escuchada en español el 20 de Noviembre en
retransmisión de concierto en directo de cantautor Cubano desde Miami.
34432.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 18, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
4655 USA Radio Martí, Greenville; 0142-0151 22 Nov. Messy audio, but
definitely parallel 6030. A spur from 6030 (-1375 kHz), or mixing
product? There seemed to be very weak traces of English mixed in as well,
and 6030 + 1375 = 7405, which is also VOA but in English at this time.
(T.L.Kruger-FL-USA Nov 22, 2005 in DXplorer-ML)
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Logs - ERITREA
Voice of Democratic Eritrea
ETHIOPIA - 7165.13 V. of Democratic Alliance (p) 1502-1516 Nov 16. Talks
by M to 1513, then a short selection of vocal music; back to talk at
1515. Fair signal, // to 9559.73 which was good but splattered by 9565.
(J.Wilkins-CO-USA Nov 16, 2005 in DXplorer-ML)
Voice of Peace and Democracy of Eritrea
5500 V.O.Peace & Democracy Nov 29 *1415-1428 35333-35322 Tigrigna, 1415
sign on with IS, ID, Opening music, Opening announce, Talk and local
music.
(Ko.Hashimoto-J Nov 29, 2005 in JAP 397)
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Logs - ETHIOPIA
Radio Xoriyo / Radio Freedom
9820 Radio Huriyo, 16:30-16:40, escuchada en somalí el 18 de Noviembre
con sintonia y locutor con ID, anuncian internet, canto del coran,
comentarios con referencias a Ogaden. 45443.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 18, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
Voice of Oromo Liberation / Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo
9820 V.of Oromo de Liberatión, 17:44-17:59, escuchada el 25 de Noviembre
en oromo a locutor con comentarios y referencias a Oromo, segmento de
música folklórica y cuña con ID, locutora con comentarios y referencias a
la Democracia. SINPO 44433.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 25, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
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Logs - IRAN
Radio Farda
9555 [GRC] R.Fardá, 14:50-14:58, escuchada el 28 de Nov en persa a
locutora con ID y programa de música pop local, cuña de identificación,
SINPO 44322.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 28, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
9335 [CLN] Radio Fardá, 20:10-20:24, escuchada el 29 de Nov en persa con
cuñas de ID con tonos telefónicos, programa de música pop local e
internacional, canción del español David Bisbal, SINPO 55444.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 29, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
Voice of the Communist Party of Iran
Radio "Voice of the Communist Party of Iran" was heard at new times from
1425 and from 1625 UT on 3980, 4380, and 6425 kHz.
(R.Pankov-BUL Oct 28, 2005 via BCDX 736)
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Logs - KOREA (NORTH)
Shiokaze / Sea Breeze
5890 Shiokaze 1426 with music followed by talks in Korean over it from
man after 1430. Buzzing audio, QRM from both sides 22232 max S7.
(Z.Liangas-GRC Nov. 26, 2005 in HCDX-ML)
5890 'Shiokaze' today on 1445 with talks in Japanese instead of Korean.
Piano background. S7 max
(Z.Liangas-GRC Nov. 27, 2005 in HCDX-ML)
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Logs - KURDISTAN
Voice of Iranian Kurdistan
3959.71 KURDISTAN [or wherever] (CLANDESTINE) Voice of Iranian Kurdistan;
0302-0315 22 Nov. Iranian bubble jammer on 3961, with this poorly on the
low side. Qu'ran recital, non-Arabic man 0309. Same style Iranian jammer
bubbling away on 4860.
(T.L.Krueger-FL-USA Nov 22, 2005 in DXplorer-ML)
Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan
Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan 6335 kHz at 1340 with talk by a male on KDP,
mentions of Barzani, Kurdistan, Iraq, etc. National music. 35443. 29/11
(V.Rozhkov-RUS Nov 29, 2005 for CRW)
Voice of Mesopotamia
11530 V.of Mesopotamia Nov 18 1206-1213 35333 Kurdish, Talk and music, ID
at 1208.
(Ko.Hashimoto-J Nov 18, 2005 in JAP 396)
7590 kHz Denge Mezopotamiya via Moldova. Nov.27 at 1500(S/on)- 1525.
SINPO 45444. S/on with female talk in Kurdish. Jingle at 1501. Music
program from 1502.
(I.Nagatani-J Nov 27, 2005 in JAP 397)
11530 [MDA] Dengue Mesopotamia, 14:51-15:00, escuchada el 28 de Nov en
kurdo a locutora con comentarios en programa de música folklorica local,
SINPO 34322.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 28, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
Voice of the Struggle, Voice of the Independence of Iranian Kurdistan
Radio announcing itself as "Voice of the Struggle", Voice of the
Independence of Iranian Kurdistan" was reported at new time between 1520
and 1625 UT in range from 4400 to 4410 kHz.
(R.Pankov-BUL Oct 28, 2005 via BCDX 736)
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Logs - LAOS
Hmong Lao Radio
15260 Hmong Lao R. via Taiwan Nov 11 *0100-0210 45444 Laotian, 0100 sign
on with IS, Opening announce, Talk.
(Ko.Hashimoto-J Nov 11, 2005 in JAP 395)
As previously reported, I was rather surprised that following the
standard time change, Hmong Lao Radio via WHRI stayed at the same UT,
namely 1200 on Sat and 1300 on Sun, but on a different frequency, 7520.
That`s rather early in Hminnesota. You would think the shows would shift
one UT hour later to stay at the same local time, as usually happens
anyway with WHRI programming. And I did hear it at least once after Oct
30, at the earlier hour on 7520, and also that appeared on the WHR online
schedule.
Now they`ve fixed it, as I heard HLR Sat Nov 19 from 1430 or so tune-in
until 1459 on 11785, with the usual mix of different styles of music, and
talk in Hmong. Toward the end they mentioned AM, FM, shortwave, website
http://www.hmonglaoradio.org and the St. Paul PO box. Rechecking the WHR
online sked, it now shows this at 14-15 both Sat and Sun on 11785.
Excellent reception here, of course. HLR website shows the 11785
scheduling correctly, as well as the Taiwan transmission, has audio
archives, and links to another site http://www.h-lr.com/ Strangely
enough, HLR is not on the program website list at
http://www.whr.org/index.cfm?fa=links
(G.Hauser-OK-USA #Nov 19, 2005 in DXLD 5-199)
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Logs - MALDIVES
Minivan Radio
11800 Minivan Radio, 16:20-16:30, escuchada en dhivehi el 18 de Noviembre
a locutora con comentarios y entrevisata a invitado. 44333.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 18, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
11800 Minivan Radio, 16:12-16:20, escuchada el 25 de Noviembre en Dhivehi
a locutora con boletín de noticias, sintonía y locutor con comentarios.
SINPO 34322.
(J.Miguel Romero Romero-E Nov 25, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
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Logs - NIGERIA
Voice of Biafra Int
7380 V.of Biafra Int. Nov 09 2100-2128 25332-35333 English, Local music,
2100 ID, Theme music, Chorus, Talk.
(Ko.Hashimoto-J Nov 09, 2005 in JAP 395)
Just happened upon V. of Biafra International, good signal on 7380 via
South Africa at 2158 Nov 24 as they were signing off with ID in English.
Just in time before WRMI carrier came up on 7385. VOBI is Wed & Sat only
at 21-22, and this is very much the best time of year to hear it out
here. I`ve put it on my Monitoring Reminders Calendar (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Logs - SRI LANKA
IBC Tamil
7110, IBC Tamil via Wertachtal, 0026-0100* Nov 23, non-stop talk by man
in Tamil language. Brief music segment at 0038 followed by a woman
announcer with ID and London address. Discussion program followed with
two men. Off with closing ID and announcements. Poor to fair.
(R.D'Angelo-PA-USA Nov 23, 2005 in DXplorer-ML)
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Logs - VIETNAM
Que Huong Radio
Re: Que Huong Radio on 11860: Dear friends, I am in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
right now and checked this station last night (Su Nov 20), but nothing
was heard on 11860 or 15860 kHz!
(A.Petersen-Cambodia Nov 20, 2005 in DXplorer-ML)
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Logs - WESTERN AFRICA
West Africa Democracy Radio
12000 WADR (West Africa Democracy Radio) with transmissions for Senegal,
0845-0900, November 20, French, Talk by male, short music, short ann.,
afropop (by male), short interview. Other song (afropop by female), Very
clear identification at 0859 as: "... WADR ..." ; other identification
(canned) and music jingle, s/off, 34443
(A.Slaen-ARG Nov 20, 2005 in DXplorer-ML)
12000 West African Democracy R. Nov 20 0734-0803 25332-34433 English and
French, Talk and African local music etc, SJ at 0752 and 0759.
(Ko.Hashimoto-J Nov 20, 2005 in JAP 396)
West Africa Democracy Radio heard on a second frequency this morning,
15260 kHz, between 0700-0900. It was in parallel with 12000 kHz, similar
strength and modulation on both. Maybe testing a new frequency?
(D.Kenny-G Nov 21, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
12000 is from Woofferton, 15260 from Rampisham.
(B.Trutenau-LTU Nov 21, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
1200 [12000 -CRW] WADR 09??, a political commentary followed by Spanish
like song about orthodoxy ID WADR transmitting from Dakar on 12000 and
17860, a speech of Mr Mashari Said with mentions about national anthem S9
43444.
(Z.Liangas-GRC Nov. 26, 2005 in HCDX-ML)
15260kHz West Africa Democracy Radio via Rampisham, UK. Nov.26 at
0754-0805. SINPO34333. Local popular song and talk in English. ID at
0756. French program started at 0800 with ID & jingles.
(I.Nagatani-J Nov 26, 2005 in JAP 397)
12000 West Africa Democracy R. Nov 27 0744-0803 44433-44444. English and
French, Music and talk, ID at 0753 and 0800.
(Ko.Hashimoto-J Nov 27, 2005 in JAP 397)
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Logs - WESTERN SAHARA
National Radio of the Arab-Saharan Democratic Republic
[1550], Polisario Front's morning program today (18 Nov) was about to end
(note: they did sign off at 0900 the other Friday) when, after nearly a 1
minute silence, some brief directions were given (? - I can't speak
Arabic, so maybe a translation of the attached audio clip could help us
--- I'm thinking of our esteemed colleague in "Al Misr"), then more
silence and finally one of their tunes, this time for announcing Radio
For Peace, Emilia Romagna, Italy (cf. recording), but this never made it
through. They played a few songs prior to announcing a fault in the
satellite link after which they signed off with the national anthem at
0915.
(C.Gonçalves-POR Nov 18, 2005 in DXLD 5-199)
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Qsl's - KOREA (NORTH)
Shiokaze / Sea Breeze
Shiokaze 5890 kHz Thanks card in 6d for Japanese report with 1000 Yen.
(K.Hashimoto-J Nov 23, 2005 for CRW)
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Other - ARMENIA
RADIO LIBERTY OFF THE AIR IN ARMENIAN CAPITAL |
Text of report by Armenian news agency Arminfo
Yerevan, 27 November: The transmission of Radio Liberty to Yerevan ended
unexpectedly at about 1935 [1535 gmt] today. The director of the radio
station's Yerevan office, Grach Melkumyan, told an Arminfo correspondent
that the delivery of signals from Prague to Yerevan had been and was
normal, but the broadcasts of the radio station in Yerevan had ended on
all frequencies all at once. "This gives us grounds to believe that our
radio has deliberately been taken off the air," Melkumyan said.
Source: Arminfo, Yerevan, in Russian 1630 gmt 27 Nov 05 (via BBCM via
DXLD 5-204)
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Other - ASIA
Broadcaster knows the power of news
Article about the new president of Radio Free Asia Libby Liu
http://washingtontimes.com/business/20051120-094934-1958r.htm
(A.Sennit-HOL Nov 21, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
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Other - COLOMBIA
Durchhalteparolen auf Mittelwelle für die Entführten Kolumbiens
Salzburger Nachrichten, 26. November 2005
Eine Radiosendung ist offenkundig die emotionale Stütze der Gekidnappten
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Jede Woche drei Stunden lang
Ulrich Achermann Bogota (SN). Als die Falle für den Journalisten Herbin
Hoyos zuschnappte, war er längt ein bekannter Radiomoderator in seinem
Heimatland Kolumbien. Nach einer Verfolgungsjagd mit der Armee ließen ihn
die Entführer der linken FARC-Guerilla frei. Aber Hoyos blieb die
Begegnung mit einem anderen, an einen Baum geketteten Entführten im Kopf,
der sich mit der Hand an ein Radio klammerte sagte: "Warum kümmert sich
keiner von euch Journalisten um uns ?"
Das war vor zwölf Jahren, und seither gibt es in Kolumbien die Sendung
"Las Voces del Secuestro" (Die Stimmen der Entführung). Ausgestrahlt wird
sie in der Nacht von Samstag auf Sonntag, zwischen ein und vier Uhr früh.
Das ist die Zeit, in der im Dschungel und in den Bergen des
Bürgerkriegslandes die Waffen am ehesten schweigen.
Am Anfang war Herbin Hoyos 15 Minuten lang auf Sendung, viel zu kurz. Die
Nachfrage war so überwältigend, dass das Programm heute drei Stunden
dauert. Dennoch sind die Leitungen zu "Radio Caracol" in Bogota chronisch
überlastet. Die Angehörigen übermitteln den Verschleppten per Mittelwelle
Grüße und Botschaften.
Marta Arango aus Manizales etwa. Sie wendet sich an ihren Mann Oscar
Lizana, erzählt von ihrem Besuch bei dessen Großmutter, spricht einige
andere Alltagserlebnisse an und wünscht ihm viel Kraft. "Halte durch,
mein Liebster", sagt sie und kämpft mit den Tränen. Lizana ist vor fünf
Jahren verschleppt worden. Ob er noch lebt, weiß niemand. Die Entführer
melden sich seit Monaten nicht mehr.
Draußen im Busch oder im zerklüfteten Bergland, der Hochburg der FARC,
kommen die Botschaften in der Regel an. "Von den im vergangenen Jahr
Freigelassenen hörten 92 Prozent regelmäßig Radio", betont er. Die
Guerilleros leihen mitunter ihre eigenen Empfänger.
Dahinter steckt nackter Zynismus: Nur mit lebenden Geiseln lassen sich
Geschäfte machen. "Jeder bricht irgendwann zusammen und will nur noch
sterben, weil er alle Hoffnung verloren hat", betont Hoyos. "Plötzlich
seine Frau oder seinen Vater im Radio zu hören mobilisiert die letzten
Reserven."
Nirgendwo werden mehr Menschen entführt als in Kolumbien. Allein auf der
Website der Radiosendung stehen die Namen von 4200 Entführten. Sie dienen
vor allem der linken Guerilla als Finanzierungsquelle. Immer häufiger
kommt es vor, dass Banden Leute entführen und die Opfer den Guerilleros
verkaufen.
Die im Februar 2002 von der FARC verschleppte grüne Politikerin Ingrid
Betancourt ist prominentestes Opfer. Die FARC will sie gegen inhaftierte
Kämpfende tauschen. Präsident Alvaro Uribe verweigert. Und auf der Welle
von "Radio Caracol" macht Ingrid Betancourts Mutter Yolanda Pulecio kein
Hehl aus ihrer Verzweiflung: "Heute habe ich wieder einen Rosenkranz
gebetet und Gott darum ersucht, für ein Wunder zu sorgen."
(Salzburger Nachrichten Nov 26, 2005 via J.Haas-AUT in A-DX-ML)
FUERZA AÉREA COLOMBIANA BOMBARDEA UNA EMISORA DE RADIO DE LAS FARC
http://www.unionradio.com.ve/Noticias/Noticia.aspx?NoticiaId=152616
EFE - Miércoles, 23 de Noviembre de 2005 --- La Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
(FAC) bombardeó una estación de radio de la guerrilla de las FARC en las
selvas del sur del país, dijeron hoy en Bogotá portavoces castrenses.
Un campamento contiguo a la emisora fue también destruido en la misma
misión militar, informó la institución armada, que precisó que las
instalaciones rebeldes se hallaban en la zona rural de Mesetas, localidad
a unos 300 kilómetros de la capital colombiana.
La estación formaba parte de "La Voz de la Resistencia", red de radio de
las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), y fue ubicada
mediante tareas militares de "información técnica y humana", según
precisó la fuente en un comunicado.
La Fuerza Aérea dijo que la emisora bombardeada era operada por los
frentes 26 y 40 de la organización insurgente, y que tenía alcance sobre
los departamentos del Meta y el Caquetá.
La Fuerza Aérea no informó de muertos o heridos en la operación aérea.
(unionradio.com.ve via H.Klemetz-S in DXLD 5-202)
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Other - CUBA
MARIADA BOURGIN; BEGAN ANTI-CASTRO RADIO
Friday, November 18, 2005; B06
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/17/AR2005111
701922_pf.html
Mariada C. Bourgin, 92, who organized a Washington-based radio network to
be beamed into Cuba in the 1960s, died Nov. 10 at the Washington Home
nursing facility in the District. She had Alzheimer's disease.
Mrs. Bourgin lived in Havana from 1946 to 1961 as the wife of an American
businessman. She was assistant to the headmaster of the Ruston Academy, a
private school that conducted classes in English and Spanish. She was in
charge of admissions, administration and teacher-student relations.
A gregarious woman fluent in Spanish, she cultivated a wide circle of
friends, particularly among diplomats, journalists, the Cuban
intelligentsia and opponents of Fidel Castro, who seized control of the
country in 1959.
After leaving Cuba early in 1961, Mrs. Bourgin was asked by CIA officials
to use her contacts to launch a broadcasting service called Free Radio
Cuba that would reach Cuban citizens on the island. As executive
secretary of the service, she trained and supervised a staff of 17 Cuban
emigrés who broadcast a variety of news, commentary and musical programs.
The radio service was run openly from a studio on H Street NW and
broadcast primarily late at night over powerful radio stations in Florida
and New Orleans.
According to an article published in the Chicago Daily News in 1966, Free
Cuba Radio had 65 hours of programming a week, "designed to offset the
propaganda barrage that Cubans receive from their own
government-controlled radio and television stations."
In 1969, when the funding source of the broadcast service was revealed to
be the CIA, Free Cuba Radio was forced off the air.
In addition to her work at the radio studio, Mrs. Bourgin also ran an
outreach program that publicized its mission to colleges, the
Organization of American States and other groups interested in Cuban
affairs.
After Free Cuba Radio, Mrs. Bourgin became special assistant to the
assistant secretary of state for education and cultural affairs.
She was in charge of the department's programs for minorities and women,
seeking to increase their participation in international cultural
exchanges.
She conducted meetings at colleges and with Indian tribal leaders, and
established an exchange program between U.S. Indian reservations and
Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology. She retired in the early 1970s.
Mrs. Bourgin was born in Woodlands, W.Va., and attended the University of
Richmond.
For many years, she was at the center of a circle of Cuban exiles and
others in Washington with an interest in the nation.
Her marriage to Walter E. Arensberg ended in divorce. Survivors include
her husband of 34 years, Simon Bourgin of Washington; two children from
her first marriage, Ann Arensberg of Salisbury, Conn., and Walter W.
Arensberg of Washington; and two grandchildren.
(Washington Post Nov 17, via M.Cooper-GA-USA in DXLD 5-199)
This obit never gives her birth/maiden name! I wonder if her kids have
matronymics/segundos apellidos giving that away
(G.Hauser-USA Nov 19, 2005 in DXLD 5-199)
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Other - MEXICO
Radioemisoras piratas de Chiapas impiden decomiso
Publicado en la Jornada
Sabado 19 de noviembre de 2005
Radioemisoras piratas de Chiapas impiden decomiso
Elio Henríquez, corresponsal
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chis. Funcionarios de la Secretaría de
Comunicaciones y Transportes trataron de decomisar el equipo con que
transmiten tres estaciones de radio evang‚licas en esta ciudad, acusó el
pastor Esdras Alonso González, quien advirtió que continuar en con sus
emisiones, que llevan casi un año. González reconoció que las emisoras
operan en forma irregular y aseguró que solicitar un permiso para usar
las frecuencias.
(Jornada, Nov 19, 2005 via H.G.Bojorge-MEX in ListaConDig-ML)
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Other - MIDDLE EAST
"Botschaften des Hasses"
Auch in Europa sind islamistische Sender zu empfangen - Studie empfiehlt
stärkere Kontrolle der EU
http://www.welt.de/data/2005/11/22/806990.html?s=1
von Christiane Buck
Es sind eingängige Videoclips, mit denen Jugendliche vom Terror überzeugt
werden sollen. Auf dem libanesischen Hisbollah-Sender Al Manar singt
nicht Madonna, sondern ein netter älterer Mann - zu sehen sind
Palästinenserkinder, die Steine gegen israelische Soldaten werfen. Sie
tanzen und singen mit dem Mann im Refrain: "Jerusalem gehört uns, den
Arabern, und das verfluchte Zion wird vernichtet!" In anderen Clips
werden Anschläge verherrlicht und Selbstmordattentäter als Märtyrer
verehrt.
Solche Aufrufe zu Terror und Gewalt erreichen nicht nur die arabische
Welt, sondern via Satellit auch Europa. Das Transatlantische Institut in
Brüssel hat deshalb in einer Studie solche Programme untersuchen lassen
und fordert eine Kontrollbehörde der Europäischen Kommission, die diese
Kanäle beobachtet und gegebenenfalls schnell verbietet. Al Manar ist
mittlerweile von europäischen Satelliten-Systemen verbannt, aber das habe
"ganze 18 Monate gedauert", beklagt Louis Perlmutter, der Leiter des
Instituts. Frankreich hat erst im Dezember 2004 die Ausstrahlung
verboten, gefolgt von Spanien und Holland. . Technisch ist das kein
leichtes Unterfangen, denn außereuropäische Satellitensender unterliegen
eben auch nicht dem europäischen Recht.
Andererseits bringen mittlerweile auch Verbote auf den sieben
europäischen Satellitensystemen wie Astra, Eutelsat, Hotbird, Sky News
oder Hispania wenig in der globalisierten Welt, denn die arabischen
Satellitenanbieter Arabsat und Nilesat haben die umstrittenen
Fernsehsender immer noch im Angebot. Unter den rund 100 Kanälen rangiert
Al Manar nach wie vor an exponierter Stelle. Der in Beirut beheimatete
Sender wurde 1991 gegründet und überträgt sein Programm seit 2001 auch
nach Europa. Laut eigenen Angaben soll der Sender, der den "gewalttätigen
Widerstand" zum Programm erklärt, täglich mehr als zehn Millionen
Zuschauer erreichen und zu den fünf beliebtesten arabischen Sendern
gehören.
Aber es ist nicht allein Al Manar, das nach Ansicht des Transatlantischen
Instituts mit seinem Programm Terrorismus fördern und gegen die
europäischen Grundrechte verstoßen könnte. Auf dem Prüfstand seiner der
Untersuchung standen fast alle arabischen Sender. Medienforscherin Nicole
Leibowitz vom Proche Orient-Infoservice, die für die Studie
verantwortlich zeichnet, glaubt, daß mit Satellitensendern heute ein
moderner Krieg geführt wird - mit unabsehbaren Folgen.
Beispiele bietet die Studie in großer Zahl: Auf dem saudischen Sender
Iqra etwa ruft ein Prediger zu Gewalt auf: "Um nicht von Allah verdammt
zu werden, muß ein Gläubiger nicht nur beten, sondern die Feinde des
Islam bekämpfen - selbst, wenn es sein eigenes Leben kostet." Und auf
praktisch allen Sendern wird bei Attentätern im Irak nicht von
Terroristen gesprochen, sondern von Märtyrern.
Immer wieder steht im Mittelpunkt der Studie der Hass auf die Juden und
den Staat Israel. Zufall ist das nicht, denn das Transatlantische
Institut steht dem Amerikanisch-Jüdischen Komitee nahe. Die Denkfabrik
Proche Orient aus Paris wurde durch ihren Kampf gegen das Kopftuch
bekannt. Gegen die Fakten läßt sich trotz dieser etwas einseitigen
Forschungsrichtung wenig entgegensetzen. Sheikh Aed Kurani sagt etwa auf
Iqra: "Juden stammen, wie wir alle wissen, von Affen und Schweinen ab.
Trotzdem hat Gott uns befohlen, sie zur wahren Religion zu konvertieren,
bevor wir sie schlachten". In einer Dokumentation auf dem katarschen
Sender al-Dschasira wird der "zionistischen Besatzung" die ökologische
Zerstörung von Gaza nach dem Rückzug vorgeworfen. Das Ziel sei es
gewesen, "alle Palästinenser, die dort leben, zu töten."
In einer religiösen Talk-Show auf Al Manar bezeichnet man den Westen als
Gesellschaft, die "keine Moral hat, in der Männer verwahrlost und pervers
sind, und Frauen Huren sind, die als Spielzeug für sexuelle Vergnügen
benutzt werden."
Alles nur Rhetorik? Daran will die Karine Raihi, nicht glauben. Die
Rechtsberaterin des Transatlantischen Instituts meint: "Es sind
Botschaften des Hasses, die Gewalt und Diskriminierungen ermutigen." Das
beste Beispiel dafür sieht sie in den jüngsten Unruhen in Frankreich.
Raihi beklagt ein "rechtliches Vakuum" in der EU, obwohl die Richtlinie
"Fernsehen ohne Grenzen", die Anstiftung von Hass aufgrund von Rasse,
Religion oder Geschlecht verbietet.
Daß diese Richtlinie offenbar nicht ausreicht, ist offenbar auch der
EU-Kommission inzwischen bewußt geworden. Die zuständige Kommissarin
Viviane Reding hatte in dieser Sache vor einigen Wochen zu einer
Videokonferenz nach Liverpool eingeladen. Ein greifbares Ergebnis gab es
nicht, aber einige Vorschläge. Weltweit sollte sich die Vereinigung der
Rundfunkanstalten auf eine "gemeinsame Ethik" verständigen. Bislang hat
die EU keinen rechtlichen Einfluß auf Satellitenanbieter wie Arabsat oder
Nilesat.
Alarmiert ist auch EU-Justiz-Kommissar Franco Frattini, der sich für
Prävention von Terrorismus einsetzt. "Manche Medien strahlen Propaganda
aus, die zur Radikalisierung beitragen", sagt Frattini. Er hat Al Manar
jetzt als "terroristische Organisation" eingestuft. Von europäischen
Medien erwartet er einen Verhaltenskodex zur Selbstregulierung:
"Journalisten haben die Verantwortung, die Öffentlichkeit zu informieren,
aber nicht zugleich die Ziele der Terroristen zu fördern."
Die arabischen Satellitensender, von denen die islamistische Propaganda
vor allem ausgeht, wird er damit kaum beeindrucken, selbst wenn deren
Frequenzen in Europa abgeschaltet werden. Das einzige, was hilft, ist ein
politischer Dialog mit den beteiligten Staaten und Gesellschaften.
(Die Welt, Nov 22, 2005 via O.B.Hemmerle-D for CRW)
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Other - NEPAL
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Armed Nepali police stormed a radio station,
detained four reporters and seized equipment to block a BBC interview
with Maoist chief Prachanda, the company said on Monday.
The late Sunday raid on independent Radio Sagarmatha (the Nepali name for
Mount Everest) is part of an ongoing crackdown on media since King
Gyanendra took power in February.
Radio Sagarmatha regularly relays the BBC Nepali Service, which broadcast
a rare interview with Prachanda on Sunday, but the Kathmandu station has
not so far relayed the interview.
"They gave us two letters from the government asking us to hand over our
broadcasting materials to an official and to stop transmitting news
bulletins," Radio Sagarmatha station chief Lakshman Upreti told
Reuters.
The station had already decided not to play the Prachanda interview and
switched to music when it ran on the BBC service, he said.
Ratna Raj Pandey, a spokesman for the Information and Communications
Ministry, said the move was to enforce a ban on news broadcasts on
private FM stations.
Last month, the government banned news on private stations and introduced
harsher fines and prison terms for defamation. It also banned criticism
of the royal family.
Criticism of the King and independent reporting of the anti-monarchy
Maoist revolt have been banned since King Gyanendra fired the government
on February 1, a move that sparked global criticism and the suspension of
some military aid.
The King says his action was the only way to end the nine-year-old Maoist
revolt that has cost more than 12,500 lives and shattered the economy.
=========================
Nepal govt closes down radio station, arrests journalists
Kathmandu, Nov 28 (PTI) Nepal police seized equipment from a radio
station and arrested four journalists and a technician to stop the
broadcast of an interview with top Maoist leader Prachanda, reports said.
A two-member police team raided the Radio Sagarmatha staion late last
night and seized transmission equipment and also arrested four
journalists and a technician -- Durga Karki, Dipak Bahadur Aryal, Dipak
Raj Pandey and Punya Bhandari and Rajendra Rijal, the Kantipur Online
reported.
Durga Karki, a woman, was later released.
The policemen left two separate letters from the Ministry of Information
and Communications at the radio station, one asking the station to stop
operation until further notice and the other asking to handover
tranmission equipment, the report said.
"It is learnt that the government raided Radio Sagarmatha for attempting
to carry a BBC Nepali service relay broadcast that included the interview
of Maoist leader Pushpa KUmar Dahal aias Pranchanda." The interview with
Prachanda dealt with the recent understanding between the politial
parties and Maoist ultras to work towards the resolution of the conflict
in the country, the report said.
Condemning the police action, chairman of the radio station, Laxman
Upreti in a statement said: "Nepal has been the South Asian country
pioneering the role of FM radio in informing the public and Radio
Sagarmatha has been the vanguard of this movement. The action by the
government is a dagger to the heart of our radio revolution." PTI
===========================
Nepal govt closes down radio station, arrests journalists
Monday, 28 November , 2005, 10:40
Kathmandu Nepal police seized equipment from a radio station and arrested
four journalists and a technician to stop the broadcast of an interview
with top Maoist leader Prachanda, reports said.
A two-member police team raided the Radio Sagarmatha station late on
Sunday night and seized transmission equipment and also arrested four
journalists and a technician, the Kantipur Online reported.
The policemen left two separate letters from the Ministry of Information
and Communications at the radio station, one asking the station to stop
operation until further notice and the other asking to handover
transmission equipment, the report said.
"It is learnt that the government raided Radio Sagarmatha for attempting
to carry a BBC Nepali service relay broadcast that included the interview
of Maoist leader Pushpa Kumar Dahal alias Prachanda."
The interview with Prachanda dealt with the recent understanding between
the political parties and Maoist ultras to work towards the resolution of
the conflict in the country, the report said.
Condemning the police action, chairman of the radio station, Laxman
Upreti, in a statement, said: "Nepal has been the South Asian country
pioneering the role of FM radio in informing the public and Radio
Sagarmatha has been the vanguard of this movement. The action by the
government is a dagger to the heart of our radio revolution."
Govt closes down Radio Sagarmatha, arrests journalists
http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=58346 KOL Report
KATHMANDU, Nov 27 - In what looks like yet another brazen assault on the
free press, the government closed down Radio Sagarmatha, the first
community radio in South Asia, Sunday night, arresting five employees
including journalists and technicians
A police team led by Inspector Bishwa Khadka stormed into the Master
Control Room of the radio station at around 8:55 p.m. today, forcefully
seizing transmission equipment and detaining Durga Karki, Rajendra Rijal,
Dipak Babu Aryal, Deepak Raj Pandey and Punya
Bhandari.
They were taken to the District Police Office, Lalitpur.
Police, however, released Durga Karki at around 10:30 p.m.
It is learnt that the government raided Radio Sagarmatha for "attempting
to carry a BBC Nepali service relay broadcast that included the interview
of Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda."
The interview with Prachanda dealt with the recent understanding between
the political parties and the Maoist rebels to work towards the
resolution of the conflict in the country.
Radio Sagarmatha, however, did not carry the interview.
The police team left two separate letters from the Ministry of
Information and Communications at the radio station, one asking the radio
station to stop operation until further notice and the other asking to
hand over transmission equipment.
In one of the letters, the government has accused the radio station of
"airing programmes that encourage terrorists and terrorism against
Section 15 (d) and (i) of the National Broadcasting Act- 2049 BS and the
licence provided to the radio station."
http://www.kantipuronline.com/admin/news/upload/rs_large2005-11-27.jpg
Chairman of the radio station, Laxman Upreti has termed the government
action as "a dagger to the heart of the radio revolution in Nepal."
"Nepal has been the South Asian country pioneering the role of FM radio
in informing the public and Radio Sagarmatha has been the vanguard of
this movement. The action by the government is a dagger to the heart of
our radio revolution," he said in a statement issued by the radio
station.
"At this point, we are on the lookout for our staff taken in by the
authorities. At this hour of crisis, we seek the support of all who value
freedom of speech and expression in Nepal," the statement further quoted
Upreti as saying.
BBC relay transmission suspended on Radio Nepal
Meanwhile, the government has also stopped airing the relay transmission
of BBC World Service from Radio Nepal.
Authorities have furnished no reason for the action.
"According to our information, seven other radio stations around the
country were also prevented from carrying the BBC Nepali Service feed by
the security forces," the statement further said.
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Also....
Nepal govt closes down radio station, arrests journalists Kathmandu, Nov
28 (PTI) Nepal police seized equipment from a radio station and arrested
four journalists and a technician to stop the broadcast of an interview
with top Maoist leader Prachanda, reports said. A two-member police team
raided the Radio Sagarmatha station late last night and seized
transmission equipment and also arrested four journalists and a
technician -- Durga Karki, Dipak Bahadur Aryal, Dipak Raj Pandey and
Punya Bhandari and Rajendra Rijal, the Kantipur Online reported. Durga
Karki, a woman, was later released. The policemen left two separate
letters from the Ministry of Information and Communications at the radio
station, one asking the station to stop operation until further notice
and the other asking to hand over transmission equipment, the report
said.
"It is learnt that the government raided Radio Sagarmatha for attempting
to carry a BBC Nepali service relay broadcast that included the interview
of Maoist leader Pushpa Kumar Dahal aias Pranchanda." The interview with
Prachanda dealt with the recent understanding between the politial
parties and Maoist ultras to work towards the resolution of the conflict
in the country, the report
said.
Condemning the police action, chairman of the radio station, Laxman
Upreti in a statement said: "Nepal has been the South Asian country
pioneering the role of FM radio in informing the public and Radio
Sagarmatha has been the vanguard of this movement. The action by the
government is a dagger to the heart of our radio revolution."
(kantipuronline.com via CR-India-ML via G.Lessard-CAN in
creative-radio-ML)
Nepal radio station back on air after court order
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the
government not to close a radio station after police raided its premises
to prevent it from relaying a BBC interview with Maoist chief Prachanda.
Court officials said it was an interim order and a final decision would
come after the complete hearing of a petition filed by independent Radio
Sagarmatha (the Nepali name for Mount Everest) that closed transmission
after the raid on Sunday.
"We have resumed our broadcast after the order," Lakshman Upreti, chief
of the radio station, told Reuters.
"We hope we will win the case when the court gives a final judgement," he
added.
The raid on the station is seen by analysts as part of an ongoing
crackdown on media since King Gyanendra took power in February.
The radio station regularly relays the BBC Nepali Service, which
broadcast a rare interview with Prachanda on Sunday, but the Kathmandu
station has not aired the interview.
Last month, the government banned news on private stations and banned
criticism of the royal family.
http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=20
05-11-29T230708Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-225527-1.xml&archived=False
(J.Sakthivel-IND Nov 30, 2005 in DXLD-ML)
Nepal government defies court, switches off BBC radio
Kathmandu | November 30, 2005 1:15:06 PM IST
Though Nepal's apex court asked the government not to shut transmission
of South Asia's oldest private radio channel till a final verdict, a
defiant state has switched off BBC's Nepali Service, sticking to its
charge that the overseas programme was aiding terrorism.
The fresh government defiance came even as the Supreme Court Tuesday
started hearing the case filed by Radio Sagarmatha, the oldest community
radio in South Asia that had been shut down a day before by armed
security forces.
Judge Badri Kumar Basnet ordered the government to allow Radio Sagarmatha
to carry on transmissions as usual till Dec 7 when a final verdict is
expected.
As the vindicated station resumed broadcasts after a closure of nearly 45
hours, the government moved in again, sending a fresh directive to stop
the BBC Nepali Service.
For the last six years, Radio Sagarmatha had been airing the BBC Nepali
Service, immensely popular because of its hardhitting interviews with
underground Maoist guerrilla leaders.
It has become even more popular since February this year, when King
Gyanendra seized power with the help of the army and banned Nepal's FM
stations from broadcasting news, news related to the Maoist insurgents
and criticism of the army and royalty.
On Sunday evening when the BBC Nepali Service was airing an interview
with the top rebel leader, Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, armed
security men burst into the office of Radio Sagarmatha in Kathmandu
Valley, seized transmission equipment and arrested five staff members.
They were acting on behalf of the information and communications ministry
that banned the transmission of the radio station - one that had fetched
Nepal the Magsaysay Award in 2002 - on the ground it was broadcasting
programmes that were spreading terror.
As journalists protested in Kathmandu and southern towns, the beleaguered
FM station sought the help of the Supreme Court.
"We are looking at the appropriate legal remedies available," said
Ghamaraj Luitel, acting manager of Radio Sagarmatha.
Luitel also said his FM had decided on its own Sunday not to air the
Prachanda interview.
Instead, it was playing music when the raid occurred.
"It shows the immaturity and despotic nature of this government," he
said.
Earlier this month, King Gyanendra attended the World Summit for
Information Society in Tunisia where he said Nepal had made considerable
progress in information and communication technology.
(IANS) www.webindia123.com/
(via M.Kumar-IND Nov 30, 2005 in ODXA-ML)
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Other - WESTERN ARFICA
SENEGAL/WEST AFRICA: PRO-DEMOCRACY WADR REGIONAL RADIO LAUNCHED
A new pro-democracy and human rights radio station has started
broadcasting from Senegal. BBC Monitoring heard West Africa Democracy
Radio (WADR) on 16 November. WADR began broadcasting on 14 November from
its studios in Dakar, Senegal on 12000 kHz and 94.9 MHz. It was also
heard on 21 November on 15260 kHz shortwave.
It broadcasts for two hours in English and French between 0700-0900 gmt
daily. The station has a bilingual website at http://www.wadr.org which
includes recent news features. Streaming audio features were not
operational when checked between 16 and 23 November.
The programme featured west African news and current affairs, music and a
youth programme. It featured reports on the Liberian presidential
election; the arrest of former Chadian President Hissene Habre; the
dismissal of Sierra Leone's anti-corruption head; the US pledge to cotton
farmers in the Sahel region and the Guinean workers' strike. The
following is a summary of the radio programme broadcast on 16 November
2005.
English programme
0700 (all times gmt) Presenter welcomed listeners to Radio WADR,
broadcasting from Dakar, Senegal on 12000 kHz shortwave and 94.9 FM and
said that in the next two hours listeners would hear news and
developments as they affect the region. This would be in English and then
in French, an hour later.
0701 An unnamed presenter welcomed listeners in French, which repeated
the English announcement.
0702 A music jingle announced WADR, saying that the station was promoting
dialogue. Presenters [in English] welcomed listeners to WADR and
introduced themselves as Kumar Refofana [phonetic] and Agnes John. The
presentation swapped between the two and there were some recorded audio
inserts.
Headlines
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is officially the president-elect of Liberia;
former Chadian President Hissene Habre has been arrested in the
Senegalese capital Dakar; the head of the country's anti-corruption
commission in Sierra Leone has been dismissed, the US government has
pledged several million United States dollars to cotton farmers in the
Sahel region and Guinean workers go on strike for improved pay and living
conditions.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the president-elect of Liberia. The National
Elections Commission yesterday announced the final result of the November
8 run-off election that gave Mrs Sirleaf 60 per cent of the vote, in
spite of allegations of fraud by her rival George Weah. Mr Weah's
Congress for Democratic Change Party has threatened to boycott their
seats if the allegations are not investigated.
Former Chadian President Hissene Habre, wanted by a Belgian court for
crimes committed during his rule, has been arrested by Senegalese
authorities. Mr Habre, who has spend the last 16 years in exile in
Senegal since being ousted by rebels in 1990, is blamed for the killing
and torture of hundreds of thousands of people during his reign,
including some Belgian citizens. Mr Habre's arrest follows and
international arrest warrant issued on him earlier but he has also been
accused by Italian courts of crimes against humanity. Journalists are
among the thousands Mr Habre is alleged to have tortured and killed.
Kumar Refofana interviews Gabriel Baglo, the African director of the
International Federation of Journalists, who. says leaders from now on
will be very careful about how they manage our countries and is only
sorry Habre is not being tried in Africa. This is followed by a
discussion about journalists in Africa and press freedom.
0710 Report about the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone receiving
a blow last week when the head of the country's Anti-Corruption
Commission (ACC) Valentine Collier was sacked. WADR correspondent reports
from Freetown, saying that Sierra Leone's economic wars over the years
have been blamed mainly on corruption which has eaten deep into the
fabric of society. He says it is little wonder the popular masses
celebrated when a commission was established six years ago to fight
corruption. Valentine Collier's appointment to head the commission at the
time was welcomed by many. But relations between Mr Collier and the house
of parliament have been strained after he is said to have described
parliament at a civil society forum as a "lame dog institution paying lip
service to the concerns of the masses, with parliamentarians pre-occupied
with securing contracts". A supreme court judge and former law professor
of the University of Sierra Leone Henry Jokosmart [phonetic] has been
nominated to succeed Valentine Collier as head of the Anti-Corruption
Commission.
0712: Presenter says that in tomorrow's edition we will hear a reaction
to that development from a civil society advocate. The Mano River Women's
Peace Network (Marwopnet) held a meeting in the Guinean capital Conakry.
It follows the election of a woman as president in the region and the end
of war in all free member countries. A WADR correspondent in Conakry
attended the meeting and sent in the following report which is read in
the studio.
0713 Studio report: Some 30 women from across west Africa are meeting in
the Guinean capital Conakry to discuss ways of peacefully resolving and
preventing conflict in the continent. Initiated by the Mano River Women's
Peace Network, Marwopnet, the meeting discussed the establishment of
national branches in their various countries. They also agreed to set up
a female leadership mechanism for conflict prevention at community level
in west Africa. The meeting hailed the successful role playing by
Marwopnet in helping resolve the conflict in Guinea, Sierra Leone and
Liberia, a role the participants want replicated in other parts of the
sub-region. The organization is planning to set up a radio station for
the Mano River Union countries.
0714 Contemporary west African musical interlude
0716 Report on the disagreement between cotton farmers in west and
central Africa and the United States government over subsidies paid to
American cotton farmers. The subsidies are believed to be badly affecting
African cotton farmers who cannot compete with their counterparts in
America. The US trade representative at the Wall Street Organization and
the agricultural secretary met last week in Ougadougou with west African
ministers and representatives of cotton farmers. At the end of the
meeting the US government announced a seven million dollar fund to
support improvement in the cotton sector in Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin,
Senegal and Chad.
0726 Report on the Guinean workers' strike. Report from correspondent in
Conakry with the spokesman of the trade union consideration of Guinea
about the reason for the strike, living conditions of the workers after
the increase in the price of petrol. Nothing has changed since the
negotiations between the workers and the government on 11 June 2005.
Workers are asking for a 100 per cent increase in pay. The strike will
last for 48 hours. [English superimposed over French].
0728 End of news and development programme, News Link. Presenters sign
off.
0729 Youth Programme, News connection.
0730 Discussion with three foreign students from Sierra Leone, Côte
d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso studying in Dakar, speaking about their
experiences at the University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar. Language
barriers.
0740 Music
0743 Resumption of youth programme interview with foreign students
studying in Dakar.
0752 Repeat of WADR station identification followed by music.
0754 Return to youth programme and interview with foreign students.
Talking about daily life in their home countries.
0759 Youth programme ended. Presenter said goodbye to listeners.
0800 Trailer for WADR
Programme in French
Announcer announced duration of programme and the wavelength.
Headlines
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the new president of Liberia; former Chadian
president Hissene Habre has been arrested; Sierra Leone head of
anti-corruption commission has been dismissed; the US has pledged seven
million dollars to cotton farmers in the Sahel region and Guinean workers
go on strike for improved pay and living conditions.
0802 Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is confirmed as the president-elect of
Liberia, despite allegations of fraud from her rival George Weah.
0803 Former Chadian President Hissene Habre, who has been wanted by the
Belgian authorities for crimes committed during his time in power, has
been arrested by Senegalese authorities. Repeat of the English news story
followed by a telephone interview with Gabriel Baglo, the African
director of the International Federation of Journalists.
0807 Sierra Leone: report about the dismissal of Valentine Collier, the
head of the anti-corruption commission in Sierra Leone. Correspondent's
report from Freetown.
0813 Report on the meeting of women of the Mano River Women's Peace
Network in the Guinean capital Conakry to discuss ways of peacefully
resolving and preventing conflict in the continent. Correspondent reports
from Freetown.
0816 Presenter says you are listening to West Africa Democracy Radio.
Followed by music.
0817 Report about the subsidies given to cotton farmer in the United
States disadvantaging farmers in Africa. The subsidies are believed to be
badly affecting African cotton farmers who therefore cannot compete with
their counterparts in America and the meeting between the US trade
representative at the Wall Street Organization and the agricultural
secretary met last week in Ougadougou with west African ministers and
representatives of cotton farmers. At the end of the meeting the US
government announced a seven million dollar fund to support improvement
in the cotton sector in Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Senegal and Chad.
Report from correspondent.
0818 [End of recording] The broadcast in French was essentially a repeat
of the English one. Source: BBC Monitoring research 16 Nov 05
(via DXLD 5-202)
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