WiPC interview with Robert Wanyonyi on witnessing and reporting on crime
Cathal Sheerin of the Writers in Prison Committee of PEN International interviewed the journalist about reporting on an alleged massacre carried out by local police officers and the repercussions of his work.
ARTICLE 19 publishes analysis of Freedom of Information Bill
The draft bill is a positive step in the process of guaranteeing the right to access to information, but ARTICLE 19 encourages the government to amend several problematic sections before it is enacted.
Journalist threatened for his reporting
Robert Wanyonyi received death threats after he reported on a melee between police and local villagers that left as many as seven people dead.
Draft Data Protection Bill critically limited, says ARTICLE 19
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Constitution Implementation Commission to revise the bill to be in line with acceptable international standards on the right to freedom of expression and information.
Freedom of expression standards should guide the fight against “counterfeit” mobile phones, says ARTICLE 19
In a country where mobile phones have enabled Kenyans to track the price of commodities, plan farming around the weather, or uncover corruption, a denial of service to as many as 20 per cent of mobile phones in the country would be a disproportionate response to the problem of counterfeit phones, argues ARTICLE 19.
Charges against human rights defender dropped
Al-Amin Kimathi had been charged with terrorism, as well as murder and attempted murder, and was held in pre-trial detention for nearly a year.
CPJ condemns break-in at “Nairobi Law Monthly”
Thieves broke into the magazine’s second-story office, attacked two security guards with machetes and stole computers containing critical information for the magazine’s October issue.
Prison guards shoot camera operator, attack crew
Prison officials attacked three journalists from Nation Television who were covering an escape attempt by six inmates.
Hospital staff said to attack journalist
Abdi Hassan Hussein told CPJ he had visited the hospital with three colleagues to investigate complaints from patients.
Human rights investigator deported
The Clara Gutteridge case fits a trend of silencing critics of counterterrorism abuses, Human Rights Watch said.
New media laws must meet international standard, ARTICLE 19 says
ARTICLE 19 launches two legal analyses on two important laws relating to media freedom: The 2010 Media Bill and the 2010 Independent Communications Commission Bill.
Timely national conference on freedom of expression and regulations against harmful speech
On 17-18 June 2010, experts and stakeholders debated the values and limits of freedom of expression and regulations against harmful speech in Nairobi.
ARTICLE 19 recommends amendments to “hate speech” laws and proposed constitution
The legal framework regulating hate speech falls short of international standards and raises serious concerns regarding the protection of the right to free expression, ARTICLE 19 said.
Proposed constitution welcome but access to information must be implemented, says ARTICLE 19
Unlike the existing constitution, the proposed text contains separate sections for the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Right to Information.
ARTICLE 19 building capacity of legal professionals on media law
The training comes as increasingly restrictive laws are being passed, threatening the Ethiopian government’s commitment to freedom of expression.
ARTICLE 19 recommends changes to new broadcasting regulation
ARTICLE 19 recognises a number of positive features in the regulations and welcomes the fact that the Ministry of Information and Communications adopted some of ARTICLE 19’s previous recommendations.