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East and Southern Africa:Â Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Media
Authorities across East and Southern Africa continued to impose severe restrictions on the right to freedom of expression and media freedom.
May 3, 2024
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Detained newspaper owner and staff must be immediately and unconditionally released in Zambia
Authorities must immediately and unconditionally release the owner of The Post newspaper, Fred M’membe, his wife Mutinta M’membe and the…
June 28, 2016
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Zambia: Closure of independent newspaper a ploy to crackdown on freedom of the press
The decision to shut down the independent newspaper, The Post, is a deliberate ploy to silence the media ahead of…
June 26, 2016
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
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Zambia: Commuting death sentences a laudable first step
The decision by President Edgar Lungu to commute the sentences of 332 prisoners awaiting death by hanging to life imprisonment…
July 16, 2015
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Amnesty International Urges Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia to Bring George W. Bush to Justice
Amnesty International urges the governments of Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia to arrest former U.S. President George W. Bush during his…
December 1, 2011