Hej
Man kan läsa om tillslagen mot radiostationerna på Reporters Without Borders hemsida och där beskrivs dom som ett sätt att tysta oppositionen och bara tillåta en ensidig information och bevakning av det kommande valet.
Vad det gäller Thailands censur så kollade jag hur dom låg till i Press freedom Index och det såg föga överraskande ut så här för Thailand.
Thaksin
2005 plats 107 i världen.
2006 plats 122 i världen.
Apishit
2009 plats 130 i världen.
2010 plats 153 i världen.
Och trenden för 2011 pekar på en ändå sämre placering i år.
Police close a dozen community radio stations, carry out arrestsPublished on Wednesday 27 April 2011.
Reporters Without Borders condemns the closure of a dozen community radio stations linked to the opposition “Red Shirts” in a major police operation yesterday in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces. An exact list of the radio stations raided by the police is not yet available.
“Coming just a few months before general elections, this crackdown is very disturbing,” Reporters Without Borders said. “If opposition media are no longer allowed to operate, coverage of the elections will inevitably be very one-sided. Worse still, this wave of closures could indicate a desire to permanently censor the opposition.”
The press freedom organization added: “The Thai government must end this kind of harassment, which targets not just the Red Shirts but also all those who publicly express their views about Thailand’s political system and monarchy. They are just exercising their right to free speech, which is necessary for a democracy to function properly.”
http://en.rsf.org/thailande-police-close-a-dozen-community-27-04-2011,40121.html
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