Expanding access to information and countering information deserts: The vital pulse of radio
<p>This subjects those holding the microphone — or speaking into it — to a variety of risks. For many of these communities, merely expressing themselves can be deemed illegal. Indigenous communities know this well. Recent incidents in Bolivia have shown how local indigenous radio stations can be <a href="https://anp-bolivia.com/radio-denuncia-ocupacion-de-planta-de-transmision-e-intento-de-acallarla/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">targeted by different groups</a>. Since August, in Bolivia, one station has complained to the National Association of Journalists (ANP) of a raid, and three more were taken off the air when their permission to use the airwaves (which in most countries in the region, belong to the State) <a href="https://anp-bolivia.com/yungas-tras-silencio-de-tres-radios-cocaleros-exigen-libertad-de-expresion/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">was revoked</a> — without much explanation.</p>
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