Oaxaca Community Radio Stations Hounded for Opposing Wind Farm Reporters Without Borders
go to original April 6, 2013

Reporters Without Borders condemns the harassment of community radio stations in the southern state of Oaxaca by the local authorities and international companies.

The radio stations are opposing the proposed construction of a huge wind farm in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec by Mareña Renovables and Gas Natural Fenosa and are criticizing the failure to consult the local indigenous communities.

The conflict has intensified in the past few days. Radio Totopo journalist Carlos Sánchez Martínez was arrested and physically attacked yesterday by members of the Oaxaca state police and is still in detention.

His case is emblematic of the way this station, which has spearheaded indigenous opposition to the wind farm, has been hounded for months. Just days ago, representatives of the Oaxaca state government attacked the station and confiscated equipment.

The persecution of Radio Totopo is not isolated.

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