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AFEX condemns the unjust and excessive restriction of access...

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From May 20 to May 21, 2025, Tanzanians faced a wave of digital restrictions impacting their X accounts. This shutdown occurred without any official...
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Zambia  Digital Rights

Zambian government secretly weaponizes cybercrime law with intrusive add-ons

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On April 8, 2025, Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema signed into law the Cyber Crimes Act 2025,updating the 2021 version with rather very intrusive provisions. The...
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Zimbabwe  Digital Rights

MISA Zimbabwe: Don’t Regulate Social Media

This statement was originally published by misa.org on July 12, 2016. MISA-Zimbabwe notes with great concern escalating threats by government to “regulate” social media in...
Zimbabwe  Censorship

Government Blocks WhatsApp as “Shutdown Zimbabwe” Protest Takes Place

This statement was originally published on misa.org on July 6, 2016. As MISA-Zimbabwe monitors the enjoyment of media freedom and freedom of expression during the...
Access To Information

Ugandan Authorities Must Stop the Clamp Down On Online Media Platforms- AFEX

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the increasing disregard for freedom of expression rights both offline and online by...
Attacks

Uganda: Government Blocks Social Media as Police Attacks Journalists ahead of President’ Swearing in.

This Alert was originally issued by HRNJ-Uganda on May 12, 2016. Government has switched of social media platforms in Uganda ahead of the swearing in...
Nigeria  Digital Rights

Nigeria: Judge Directs NGOs to put National Assembly ‘On Notice’ Over Anti-Social Media Bill

Originally issued by MRA on March 24, 2016 A Federal High Court in Lagos has directed that the National Assembly be “put on notice” before...
Uganda  Attacks

Ugandan Elections: Citizens’ Voices Muted

The African Freedom of Expression (AFEX) condemns the blockage of social media networks in Uganda by the Ugandan Communications Commission (UCC). The government announced on...
Digital Rights

Leading African Freedom of Expression Organisations to Engage Stakeholders on Internet Rights and Freedoms Issues

Twenty-three (23) individuals representing 19 of the most prominent freedom of expression organisations in Africa, have been equipped with knowledge, skills and strategies needed...
Digital Rights

AFRICAN FREE EXPRESSION ORGANISATIONS TO GATHER IN ACCRA FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS TRAINING

Leading freedom of expression organisations from across Africa are meeting in Accra, Ghana, for a two-day capacity building workshop on January 23-24, 2016. The two-day...
Zambia  Access To Information

MISA Zambia commemorates first ‘Online Media Week’

It was a week of intense activity between August 31 and September 4, 2015, when MISA Zambia commemorated its inaugural Online Media Week. The...
Zambia  Access To Information

‘Online media can contribute to citizen participation, good governance’

MISA Zambia wishes to note that online media have great potential of contributing to citizen participation and good governance in Zambia through instant, on...
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