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Link to: Lesotho government takes two radio stations off air

Lesotho government takes two radio stations off air

Ts’enolo FM (104.6MHZ) and People’s Choice FM (95.6 MHZ) were cut off in Lesotho for allegedly airing defamatory content about Prime Minister Bethuel Mosisili and Deputy Prime Minister Mothejoa Metsing.

Detained on Manus Island (from left): Behrouz Boochani, Eaten Fish and Mehdi Savari, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance

Australia: Free expression detained?

25 IFEX members question Australia’s detention of dissident journalists, cartoonists and actors at Manus Island.

English speaking lawyers protest against the Cameroon government, November 2016, Nation Media Group

Cameroon responds to free expression concerns with…an Internet shut down

Tensions continue to rise after the government cracks down on dissent following its decision to introduce the use of French language in courts and schools in English-speaking regions.

English speaking lawyers protest against the Cameroon government, November 2016, Nation Media Group

Cameroon responds to free expression concerns with…an Internet shut down

Tensions continue to rise after the government cracks down on dissent following its decision to introduce the use of French language in courts and schools in English-speaking regions.

Link to: Malawi media outlet closed after publishing stories on “maize gate”

Malawi media outlet closed after publishing stories on “maize gate”

The closure of Times Group comes less than a week after the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) sought an injunction restraining the media outlet from publishing stories on the “maize gate.”

Link to: Malawi media outlet closed after publishing stories on “maize gate”

Malawi media outlet closed after publishing stories on “maize gate”

The closure of Times Group comes less than a week after the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) sought an injunction restraining the media outlet from publishing stories on the “maize gate.”

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Access to information bill passed in Malawi

The passing of the bill is a huge step in the 12-year long process in which various stakeholders, led by MISA Malawi, campaigned for legislation on access to information.

Imprisoned journalist Faisal Hayyat

Bahrain must cease judicial harassment of Faisal Hayyat and other Bahraini journalists

48 human rights organizations have signed a letter asking King Hamad to cease its judicial harassment of human rights defenders and its violation of their right to freedom of expression.