Colombia - Cauca's indigenous community radios appeal for help

Reporters without borders

As fighting between guerrillas and the army intensifies once again in the Cauca department in south-western Colombia, indigenous communities and their communications infrastructure are more than ever at risk and under threat of censorship. Community radio stations affiliated to the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC) that serve as a voice for the Nasa, Misak, Yanacona, Totoró and Kokonuco peoples, and some peasant groups, are essential for preventing the isolation of the people that (...)

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