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MISA Zimbabwe Files Court Application to Protest Harassment of Journalists by Police
MISA Zimbabwe has filed an urgent chamber application with the High Court seeking an order interdicting police officers and other law enforcement agents responsible...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression Violations
MISA Zimbabwe Condemns Arrest of Journalist Over Accreditation
Senior journalist Kudzanai Musengi was arrested in Gweru Central Business District this morning in the course of his official duties. Police accused him of...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Media Commission Bill Needs to be Fine-tuned
MISA Zimbabwe and Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) welcome the release of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information, Media and Broadcasting Services’ report on the...
Malawi
Malawi’s Democracy and Digital Rights Record to be Spotlighted by the Human Rights Council of the United Nations
On February 3, 2020 Malawi scored a democracy victory when the Constitutional Court nullified the May 2019 presidential elections and ordered for fresh polls...
Zimbabwe Access To Information
Zimbabwe’s Broadcasting Service’s Act Requires Extensive Amendment
MISA Zimbabwe on the occasion of the commemorations of World Radio Day on 13 February 2020 urges the government of Zimbabwe to urgently prioritise...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression Violations
Zimbabwe Police Harass Journalist
Freelance journalist Nyasha Majoni was on 27 January 2020 reportedly manhandled by police in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe who accused him of sending pictures and video...
LesothoUganda
AFIC advocates for healthy lives and well-being for all at all ages through access to information
Citizens’ access to information plays a vital role in promoting the realization of their right to health. It facilitates freedom of choice and quality...
Zimbabwe
Analytical report on Freedom of Expression Situation in Zimbabwe – January 2017-August 2019
This report sets out the trends of freedom of expression violations in Zimbabwe, mainly by analysing violations against media practitioners working in Zimbabwe. The...
Zimbabwe Access To Information
Zimbabwe Must Introduce Laws that Promote Journalists’ Safety
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) supports the recent call by its member, Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zimbabwe Chapter urging the...
Zimbabwe Impunity
AFEX Joins Stakeholders in Zimbabwe to Mark 2019 International Day to End Impunity
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) on Friday, November 1, 2019 joined stakeholders in Zimbabwe to commemorate the 2019 International Day to End...
Zimbabwe Attacks
Deteriorating Press Freedom Situation in Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa’s Government Has a Duty to Protect Journalists
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins it member, the Media Institute of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe Chapter (MISA Zimbabwe) to denounce the recent...
Zambia
ATTACKS ON MEDIA RAISE THREAT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST REPORTERS – MISA ZAMBIA
LUSAKA – MISA Zambia is concerned with the growing acts of targeting journalists on the line of duty by public officials all of which...