Thai community radio sector under pressure
Using the emergency decree, Thai authorities have recently shut down 26
community-radio stations in nine provinces and pressured six others to
discontinue their services. As many as 84 community-radio
stations have been blacklisted and their activities closely monitored
in the latest round of political unrest, reports The Nation.
Using the emergency decree, Thai authorities have recently shut down 26
community-radio stations in nine provinces and pressured six others to
discontinue their services. As many as 84 community-radio
stations have been blacklisted and their activities closely monitored
in the latest round of political unrest, reports The Nation.
Patricia W. Elliott is a magazine journalist and assistant professor at the School of Journalism, University of Regina. You can visit her at patriciaelliott.ca.