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| African Press Freedom Advocates Fight Criminal Defamation Laws
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Africa’s leading press freedom advocates met in Kenya this week to support the Declaration of Table Mountain, a freedom of expression campaign organised by WAN-IFRA to repeal criminal defamation and insult laws across the continent. The inaugural meeting of the campaign’s steering committee, held in Nairobi on 1 and 2 September, brought together editors, journalists and activists to provide guidance, expertise and support on the strategic direction of the campaign.
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| PRESS FREEDOM
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| "Many journalists go missing in Eritrea" - An interview with exiled journalist Biniam Simon |
Journalist Biniam Simon left Eritrea after it became impossible for him to carry out his duties as a journalist without living in fear. Having been granted asylum in France, and concerned about the lack of information for the community in his native Eritrea, he started exiled radio station Erena. Broadcasting via satellite to thousands of listeners back home, Radio Erena provides independent news to a country where press freedom is non-existent. WAN-IFRA visited Radio Erena’s Parisian studios to talk to Mr Simon for 3 May, World Press Freedom Day.
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| AWARDS OPPORTUNITIES
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| The Lorenzo Natali Prize |
The European Commission has officially launched the 18th edition of the Lorenzo Natali Prize. Journalists committed to Development, Democracy and Human Rights are invited to take part.
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| It is up to Tunisians to secure freedom for their press! |
Slim Bagga, the former editor of Tunisia’s opposition monthly, L’Audace, fled his country for France in 1992. However, the passage of time does not stop him receiving death threats as recently as December last year, over his investigations and opinions on government corruption in his native Tunisia. Following last year’s elections, the Tunisian government continues to harass, arrest and censor journalists who dare to speak out against it, making Tunisia a country of low rank on the world press freedom index. Slim Bagga’s editorial explores why the people of Tunisia should demand a free press. He writes exclusively for WAN-IFRA, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers.
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| All Rhodes Lead to Highway Africa |
The 14th Highway Africa conference, held between 5 and 7 July 2010, brought together African journalists and media experts from across the continent for a three-day programme of seminars, workshops and panel discussions at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.
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| WAN-IFRA Condemns Death of Rwandan Editor |
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) have asked the President of Rwanda, Paul Kigame, to initiate an investigation into the murder of journalist Jean Leonard Rugambage and bring the murderers to justice.
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| ‘Skeletons in the Cupboard’ Often Undermine Changes in the Law |
Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai has been a media lawyer in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for the past six years, providing pro bono legal aid to journalists who come into conflict with criminal and seditious libel, false news provision and insult laws. He kindly agreed to an interview with WAN-IFRA to discuss the the media situation in Sierra Leone.
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| Botswana Media Women Reflecting on the WIN Launch |
After a successful two-day launch event of the Sida-funded Women In News (WIN) programme in Johannesburg, attended by a total of 22 women - participants, coaches, mentors, advisors and organisers - all were buzzing and anticipating the upcoming National Gatherings.
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| Journalist Killed in Somalia; Censorship and Imprisonment in Puntland |
Prominent radio journalist Barkhad Awale Adan was killed during an exchange of gunfire between Al-Shabaab and government forces in Mogadishu, while authorities in Puntland have banned journalists from interviewing rebels who are fighting the regional government. (Source: NUSOJ/RSF/IPI/CPJ/IFEX).
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| Burundian Journalist Faces Life in Prison After Spurious Treason Charges |
International human rights and press freedom organisations report that a Burundian journalist risks life in prison after being arrested and charged with treason on 17 July. A month later, a second journalist was arrested, imprisoned and charged with defamation after writing an article about government corruption. (Source: Human Rights Watch/JED/CPJ/RSF/IFEX).
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| Opposition Silenced: President Kagame Takes 93% of Rwandan Vote |
Rwandan President Paul Kagame won another seven-year term in elections held on 9 August, after already being in power for 15 years. International human rights and press freedom organisations claim he captured 93 percent of the vote by banning opposition parties and eliminating critical domestic news coverage. In the months leading up to election day, the government systematically shut down news outlets and terrorised critical journalists into fleeing the country. (Source: Human Rights Watch/RSF/Index on Censorship/CPJ/INSI/IFEX).
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