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Decisive Legal Win In South Africa For Media Freedom

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Photos: Fesmedia Africa\Twitter Two separate court decisions – in Nigeria and South Africa – are being hailed for advancing media freedom and access to ...

Russia should be held accountable for its war crimes and human rights abuses.

Pen America: Russia Must Be Held Accountable For War Crimes In Ukraine

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Photo: YouTube “We urge the international community to support all Ukrainian efforts to investigate these crimes and ensure that the deliberate targeting of Ukrainian ...

Pushback against gendered disinformation is thus critical to combating online harms against women and attaining gender equity.

Uganda: Tackling Upward Trend Of Gendered Disinformation, Violence

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Photo: YouTube Across Africa, a gender-inclusive digital society remains largely elusive. Beyond the challenges related to the gender digital divide and online gender-based violence, ...

Weary of African governments failing to take action in cases of crimes committed against journalists

Killings Of Three African Journalists Spur Calls For Justice And Accountability In Africa

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Photo: YouTube It was a bleak start to the new year for Africa, with the suspicious death of Rwandan editor John Williams Ntwali and ...

Somali Journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin Faces Judicial Harassment

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Photo: Facebook This statement was originally published on www.africafex.org on 18 January 2023. The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) strongly condemns the prolonged ...

Broadcast journalist Floriane Irangabiye is sentenced to 10 years in prison on spurious charge

Burundian Journalist Floriane Irangabiye Sentenced To Ten Years

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Photo: Facebook Broadcast journalist Floriane Irangabiye is sentenced to 10 years in prison on spurious charge of “endangering the integrity of the national territory”. ...