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TUNISIA - LAUNCH OF FIRST TUNISIAN
RADIO STATION DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO WOMEN - RADIO FEMME
Tunisia, August 13th, 2013. The World Association
of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), salutes Radio Femme, launched this
August 13 in the 102,3 FM frequency in Tunis. It is for the National Tunisian
Women's Day that the Association Women in Media announced the beginning of the
first Tunisian radio exclusively dedicated to Women.
This radio Station started broadcast at the
historical date of August 13th, date of the promulgation of the Code du statut
personnel (CSP) the only one to exist in the Arab World, 57 years ago, in 1961.
The Women's radio will be animated by women and
will seek to promote Women Universal Rights, gender equality and Tunisian Women.
AMARC Global network of community radio
broadcasters associate themselves in solidarity with the artisans of Radio
FEMME as well to the salutations coming from "Syndicat Tunisien des Radios
Libres" and other Media actors in Tunisia. We expect that all components
of civil society and particularly women organizations will participate in the
success of this very important project that will contribute to reinforce
Freedom of Expression and democracy building in Tunisia.