Articles by Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI)
Broadcast Authority of Zimbabwe chairperson attacks High Court
(FXI/IFEX) – Nhlahla Masuku, chairman of the Broadcast Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ), has accused the Zimbabwean High Court of failing to understand the administration of airwaves in the country, “The Daily News” reported over the weekend of 3-4 November 2001. The BAZ chairman attacked the judiciary for its ruling in a case involving Capital Radio, […]
FXI condemns SADC call for journalists’ accreditation
(FXI/IFEX) – The FXI condemns the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) call to establish a regional and international accreditation system for journalists, as reported in the “Mail & Guardian” newspaper. The FXI sees the move as a serious threat to the free flow of information in the region and would like to call on all […]
ANC members of parliament attack broadcaster
(FXI/IFEX) – The FXI notes with great concern the African National Congress (ANC) members of parliament’s (MPs’) continued attacks on the national broadcaster. In yet another attack on the South African Broadcasting Corporation, on Wednesday 31 October 2001, the MPs criticised the broadcaster for its coverage on President Thabo Mbeki, saying that it is giving […]
FXI expresses concern over recommendations made by the National Assembly’s Communications Committee
(FXI/IFEX) – The following is a 30 October 2001 FXI press statement: National Assembly’s Communications Committee The Freedom of Expression Institute would like to express its discomfort over the call by the National Assemblyâs Communications Committee to bring the public broadcaster in line with the governmentâs foreign policy and the implied censorship of the coverage […]
South African Media Freedom Day
(FXI/IFEX) – The following is a 19 October 2001 FXI press statement: South African Media Freedom Day The Freedom of Expression Institute would like to remember those who suffered at the hands of the South African apartheid regime in their struggle to tell the truth, and to keep an open and transparent society. However, FXI […]
Two more journalists subpoenaed
(FXI/IFEX) – The following is a 14 September 2001 FXI press statement: The Freedom of Expression Institute condemns the state’s subpoena of the two journalists Jaspreet Kindra, of the Mail and Guardian, and Sam Sole, freelance journalist, in Natal, to confirm in court the accuracy and authenticity of copies of published information. Sole and Kindra […]
Community media barred from conference on racism
(FXI/IFEX) – The following is a 5 September 2001 FXI press statement: The Freedom of Expression Institute, FXI, condemns the way the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) has given a platform to the voices of the elite and tried to suppress any alternative voice. The denial of access to the conference of IndyMedia-South Africa and […]
Attacked journalist now in hiding
(FXI/IFEX) – The FXI has condemned the attack of African Eye News Service’s (AENS) senior correspondent in Malawi, Brian Ligomeka. Ligomeka was formally accredited by the Malawi government to cover the Southern African Development Community (SADC) head of states summit in Malawi’s commercial capital of Blantyre. The journalist went to the city’s Chileka Airport on […]