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[creative-radio] MENA International petition to free Gambian journalists



International petition to free Gambian journalists
http://www.mediahelpingmedia.org/content/view/414/1/

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has set up an online petition calling on the
country's government to drop its charges against six journalists and set
them free.

The petition calls on the government of Gambia to allow the journalists to
carry on their work without hindrance and to end what the GPU calls the
bullying of innocent journalists.

The six Gambian journalists, who were arrested on sedition charges, are to
appear in court again on Wednesday 8 July.

The case has brought international condemnation with media freedom
organisations staging demonstrations around the world calling for their
release.

Amnstey has taken up the cause and staged a protest outside the Gambian
High Commission in London last week when the journalists appeared in court
only to be remanded.

The GPU petition was set up by the USA branch of the Gambian organisation
and demands the following:

* That the government of the Gambia immediately drop all trumped-up
and bogus charges against members of the GPU-Gambia executive and the
editors and reporters of Foroyaa and The Point newspaper

* The charges of sedition brought against these journalists for
criticizing President Jammeh are yet another indication that Mr.
Jammeh considers himself above criticism and above the laws and
constitution of The Gambia

* The charges are also evidence that the Gambian state has become a
monster bully that delights in inflicting unnecessary pain and
suffering on innocent persons merely for expressing their opinions and
dissent on matters of national interest

* We stand behind the GPU-Gambia statement that disparaging comments
made by President Jammeh regarding murdered Gambian journalist Deyda
Hydara are uncouth and insulting to the memory of this decent victim
of brutality

* We call on all right-thinking Gambians, friends of The Gambia, and
the international community to bring maximum pressure to bear on the
Gambian dictator to drop all sedition charges against these innocent
journalists and allow them to continue doing their work without let or
hindrance

* We call on all right-thinking Gambians, friends of The Gambia, and
the international community to being maximum pressure to bear on the
Gambian dictator to stop bullying innocent civilians and to recognize
that he is not above the law

You can access and sign the petition by clicking here .
http://www.petitiononline.com/gampu123/petition.html

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[creative-radio] International petition to free Gambian journalists



International petition to free Gambian journalists
http://www.mediahelpingmedia.org/content/view/414/1/

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has set up an online petition calling on the
country's government to drop its charges against six journalists and set
them free.

The petition calls on the government of Gambia to allow the journalists to
carry on their work without hindrance and to end what the GPU calls the
bullying of innocent journalists.

The six Gambian journalists, who were arrested on sedition charges, are to
appear in court again on Wednesday 8 July.

The case has brought international condemnation with media freedom
organisations staging demonstrations around the world calling for their
release.

Amnstey has taken up the cause and staged a protest outside the Gambian
High Commission in London last week when the journalists appeared in court
only to be remanded.

The GPU petition was set up by the USA branch of the Gambian organisation
and demands the following:

* That the government of the Gambia immediately drop all trumped-up
and bogus charges against members of the GPU-Gambia executive and the
editors and reporters of Foroyaa and The Point newspaper

* The charges of sedition brought against these journalists for
criticizing President Jammeh are yet another indication that Mr.
Jammeh considers himself above criticism and above the laws and
constitution of The Gambia

* The charges are also evidence that the Gambian state has become a
monster bully that delights in inflicting unnecessary pain and
suffering on innocent persons merely for expressing their opinions and
dissent on matters of national interest

* We stand behind the GPU-Gambia statement that disparaging comments
made by President Jammeh regarding murdered Gambian journalist Deyda
Hydara are uncouth and insulting to the memory of this decent victim
of brutality

* We call on all right-thinking Gambians, friends of The Gambia, and
the international community to bring maximum pressure to bear on the
Gambian dictator to drop all sedition charges against these innocent
journalists and allow them to continue doing their work without let or
hindrance

* We call on all right-thinking Gambians, friends of The Gambia, and
the international community to being maximum pressure to bear on the
Gambian dictator to stop bullying innocent civilians and to recognize
that he is not above the law

You can access and sign the petition by clicking here .
http://www.petitiononline.com/gampu123/petition.html

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[creative-radio] Syntone ~ news and reviews of radio art.



Syntone ~ news and reviews of radio art.

http://syntone.over-blog.org/

OK, Syntone is all in French. The reason for that is very simple: the main
purpose of Syntone is to modestly fill the need for reviews of radio art
works and, with our present abilities, we could not have done it with such
acuteness in another language than French. However all our sources are
international and by the way, don't you think it's a good thing to
participate in a non-overwhelmingly English language based Internet?

Syntone, déf.
Psych. : État d'une personne en accord avec son entourage.
Phys., Radio-électr. : État d'un poste de radio proprement calé sur la
fréquence désirée.

Expérience éphémère ne durant que le temps d'une diffusion, art du son qui
par nature échappe aux cadres de l'analyse arrêtée, la création
radiophonique est rarement soumise à la critique. On l'a de tout temps
déploré, mais à quoi bon faire part de l'écoute d'œuvres qui ~ jusqu'il y
a quelques années ~ ne pouvaient être réentendues de personne ?
Aujourd'hui, l'archivage des émissions sur Internet, le podcasting, bref,
la possibilité de réécoute est une invitation à mieux considérer les
œuvres radiophoniques. C'est l'opportunité d'en parler davantage et de
partager les points de vue.

Syntone s'adresse tant aux auditeurs qu'à ceux qui font vivre l'art
radiophonique, s'essayant à tisser les liens d'une large communauté
d'écoute. Si vous souhaitez être chroniqué ou nous envoyer de
l'information, ou encore chroniquer même ponctuellement, prenez contact
avec nous. N'hésitez pas à utiliser les commentaires pour apporter votre
jugement sur les émissions que nous chroniquons. Vous pouvez vous abonner
au fil RSS ou laisser votre adresse pour recevoir une notification par
courriel à chaque article nouvellement publié.

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