{"id":18658,"date":"2022-11-16T14:31:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T14:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/united-seychelles-stands-in-solidarity-with-media-practitioners"},"modified":"2022-11-16T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T16:47:46","slug":"united-seychelles-stands-in-solidarity-with-media-practitioners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\/all-news\/united-seychelles-stands-in-solidarity-with-media-practitioners","title":{"rendered":"United Seychelles stands in solidarity with media practitioners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span><b>The United Seychelles Party has expressed its solidarity and support towards the Association of Media Practitioners (AMPS) on the position taken by the latter in relation to the interference by the executive in the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation regarding the programme \u2018LOPINYON\u2019 and the views expressed therein by the participants.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are extremely concerned and deeply saddened by recent developments in regards to state interference in the operations of the state funded broadcaster, the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC),\u201d says a communique from the US leader, Dr Patrick Herminie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe United Seychelles Party strongly protests and condemns the actions of the government and is of the opinion that it goes against the freedom of expression and independence of state owned and funded media,\u201d adds the communique\u0301.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy copy of this letter, we are also launching a formal complaint before the Seychelles Media Commission and the Reporters sans frontiers,\u201d concludes the communique\u0301.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/seychelles\">Seychelles<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Seychelles. 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