May 11, 1999

From today the free voices of B92 Yugoslavias most popular independent broadcaster - can be read and heard again for the first time since the April 2 government ban on B92 on our NEW web site:

http://www.freeb92.net

FreeB92, launched today by the Amsterdam support group HelpB92 in protest at the government ban and takeover of B92, is the ONLY site where you can find the free voices of the B92 team. The site is maintained and published by the B92 team of journalists and associates, working from various parts of the world. The common aim of Free B92 and associated projects is to preserve the spirit of professionalism which has been stripped from everyday communication in Yugoslavia through the Belgrade regimes banning and takeover of Radio B92 and other independent voices in the country.

Featuring Now on FreeB92

Support

Association of World Community Radio Stations (AMARC) international solidarity campaign for B92, ANEM and other independent broadcasters in and from Yugoslavia

• Read and listen
• Daily News and Press Review
• Live Solidarity Actions
• Radio Documentary Production - RealAudio

• Media Repression and News about Media

• War Decrees on Reporting

• Diaries

• Live Debates

• Statements

Link up to B92s best projects and partners ANEM-Solidarity and Solidarity Actions Free-2000 Committee for the Defence of Free Media in Yugoslavia

• Rex Cultural centre
• B92 Publishing

And many more links to the best sites reporting media repression, and the war in Kosovo and Yugoslavia

And join us at FreeB92 on May 15 to celebrate B92s 10th Birthday

An EXCLUSIVE B92 Birthday Present

Your very own customised FreeB92 RealPlayer download from the FreeB92 website on May 15 and make a DONATION to support B92 and other media in distress in Yugoslavia

Voice mailbox for Birthday Greetings

To send messages and greetings to B92 for its birthday just phone: +31 20 4216439

NetAid

A Global 24-Hour Peace Netcast in aid of Radio B92 and other media workers in distress in and from Yugoslavia at the following URL: http://www.freeb92.net AND: http://helpb92.xs4all.nl.

http://www.b92.net

As a demonstration of the enduring free spirit of B92, and the forces for peace and democracy, artists from all over the world are participating in this 24-hour live Internet broadcast. The aim of Free B92 - NetAid is to show solidarity and support for the people of B92 and other media in distress in the region, who continue to keep the faith and defend the free spirit of B92 in spite of war, government repression and the latest ban on the radio station and independent media. The event is made possible thanks to the support of HelpB92 (Amsterdam), Kunstradio (Vienna) and Radio Qualia (Australia) as well as the hundreds of thousands of friends of B92 from all over the world.

Some of the many artists joining us for NetAid

• DJ John Acquaviva (Definitive/Plus 8) Canada
• DJ Miles Holloway (Paper Recordings) England
• Disko B/Gigolo family (Hell, Naughty) Germany
• DJ Charlie Hall (Vic Music) England
• DJ Fred Giteau (ex-POF Records) France
• DJ Mark Allen (Quirk) London
• DJ Blim (Emotif) England
• Davide Squillace (Cloned Vinyl) Italy
• Amptek (Eclectic) Italy
• Sonic Youth, USA
• Mike Watt (ex-Minutemen, ex-Firehose) USA
• EC8RO (Digital Hardcore Recordings) Germany
• Syd Griffin (Cole Porters, ex-Long Ryders) USA
• Boiled In Lead, USA (Balkan-music influenced band)
• Anastasia, Macedonia (see OST for "Before The Rain")
• Comma, USA
• Big Sky, USA
• Xchange network live stream
• Live stream from Belgrade
• DJ Vlada Janjic (B92)
• DJ Boza Podunavac (B92)
• Teenage Techno Punks
• B92 birthday concert (Belgrade):
• Darkwood Dub
• Kanda Kodza i Nebojsa
• Neocekivana sila...
• Jarboli
• Other Voices (Echoes From a War Zone), sound piece Gordan Paunovic (B92)

Kunstradio production

For further information about NetAid please contact Gordan of the FreeB92 team:
stupido64@yahoo.com Gordan Paunovic, Tel. +431 504 3110

Other Events to Watch Out For

RealAudio Live Stream

RealVideo production

Who is B92?

Just hours before the start of NATO air strikes on Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav authorities shut down the transmitter of the Belgrade-based independent broadcaster Radio B92. Within days, the station had been taken over completely by a new government-appointed management. All ofB92's staff refused to work with the new management and on April 11 they resigned en masse.

For the past 10 years, Radio B92 has been one of the most vibrant voices for peace and democratic change in Serbia, and Yugoslavia. By using the common language of advanced popular music and culture, and professional journalism, B92 has taken an active stand against ethnic hatred, violence and war. We have promoted human rights, freedom of expression and speech, and respect for minorities and the right to differ and be different. We have played house, techno, drum'n'bass, jazz, hip hop, and alternative rock. B92 has won world-wide acclaim over the years for its continuous struggle for and commitment to democracy, as well as for the solidarity it has shown others, including MTV's Free Your Mind award in November 1998.