National Telecommunications Commission

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Sierra Leonean authorities fine, suspend licenses of Star broadcasters

Abuja, September 13, 2022—Authorities in Sierra Leone should ensure that Star television and radio stations can broadcast news without undue interference, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.  In mid-August, Sierra Leone’s broadcast media regulator, National Telecommunications Commission, suspended the licenses of privately owned broadcasters Star Radio and Star TV for over two weeks and…

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Inmates are subdued after a prison riot in Cabimas, Venezuela. Globovisión was fined more than US$2 million for its coverage of the uprising. (AP)

Globovisión fined millions for its riot reporting

New York, October 19, 2011–Venezuela’s telecommunications regulator has fined Globovisión, the country’s last remaining critical network, more than US$2 million for its coverage of deadly prison riots in June and July, news reports said.

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