Radio show Puntos de Vista (‘Points of View’), presented by renowned journalist Nelson Castro, was controversially cancelled on 30 Jan after 16 years on air.

The announcement was made by Electroingeniería, the company that owns the Buenos Aires radio station Radio del Plata, which hosts the show. Castro, who is very critical of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s administration, believes that the decision is an attempt ‘to suppress critical voices in an electoral year’. Local press have claimed that Electroingeniería has close ties with several important administration officials.

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