Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)

While welcoming Tunisia’s acceptance of 110 of its 125 recommendations during a UN review last week, the IFEX-TMG calls on the country to implement them without delay and end the criminalisation of defamation.

Over 30 human rights groups worldwide have appealed for charges to be dropped against two men charged with several offences after circulating a harmless cartoon on an internal mailing list.

Zimbabwe’s Minister of Media, Information and Publicity threatened to revoke the operating licences of media organisations, which he accused of abusing media freedom to denounce the country and its leadership.

Tanzanian journalist Daudi Mwangosi died during a clash between police forces and supporters of Tanzania’s largest political opposition party.

IFEX Tunisia Monitoring Group protests government appointments at media outlets, as well as mounting attacks on journalists, writers and artists.

As Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly prepares to review a draft Constitution, the IFEX-TMG expresses its concern about a draft proposal to regulate the media, as well as prison sentences for religious reasons.

MISA says the one-month suspension of Thulani Thwala, Alec Lushaba and Nala Nkabindze was intended to suppress critical voices inside the country.

This report, Spring into Winter? Fragile achievements and exceptional challenges for Tunisian free expression defenders, outlines the status of freedom of expression and association as well as the independence of the judiciary.