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CIPESA Submission to UN Special Rapporteur Spotlights Rights Concerns in Africa’s COVID-19 Response

Many African governments have employed heavy-handed methods in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These measures, both offline and online, have undermined various rights and...
Zimbabwe  Access To Information

AFEX Welcomes  Zimbabwean High Court Ruling Barring Police from Arresting Journalists

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange has welcomed a recent ruling by a High Court in Zimbabwe on April 20, 2020, ordered the police...
Zimbabwe 

MISA-Zimbabwe Calls for Reduction in Cost of Data

The Internet is a key enabler to accessing relevant information on the citizens’ health and wellbeing, which is fundamental to the country’s socio-economic development....
Zimbabwe  Impunity

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...
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