US EditionAfrica: East and Southern Africa - Journalists Targeted Amid Ongoing Crackdown on Media
- Journalists in East and Southern Africa face targeted attacks, arrests, and intimidation amid an ongoing crackdown on media freedoms in 2023 and 2024.
- This crackdown follows a background of increasingly authoritarian governance, broad security laws, and cyber legislation used to silence the press across the region.
- Notable incidents include the prosecution of journalist Stanis Bujakera in DR Congo, the killing of journalist Joao Fernando Chamusse in Mozambique, and arrests of reporters in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- According to Amnesty International and IFJ, over 171 journalists have died since recent conflicts began and many more face harassment, with severe media restrictions widespread in multiple countries.
- These events highlight the urgent need for legal reforms and protections to uphold press freedom and safeguard journalists working under increasingly hostile conditions.
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Africa: East and Southern Africa - 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 over the past year, said Amnesty International on World Press Freedom Day.
Pakistan: Journalists in Balochistan to Take Steps to Ensure Their Safety, Uphold Press Freedom
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. While addressing a gathering at the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation on World Press Freedom Day, leaders of the journalist community, including Balochistan Union of Journalists (BUJ) President Khalil Ahmed and Quetta Press Club President Irfan Saeed, said media in Balochistan has been facing strict censorship and is not allowed to report news regarding opposition parties. World News | Pakistan…
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States are using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to monitor journalists and their sources online, violating their right to privacy and sending a chilling effect on media workers everywhere, the United Nations human rights chief has warned.
World Press Freedom Day: Mark Carney commits to protecting the news media
As Canada slides into the world's press freedom ranking, Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Saturday that he will protect Canadian news media and fund local and Aboriginal media on World Press Freedom Day.
PUJ vows to continue struggle for journalists’ rights
Members of Hyderabad Union of Journalists holding protest demonstration against recently passed amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2025, at Hyderabad Press Club on February 12, 2025. — PPILAHORE : On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Punjab Union of...
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