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The World: Charges of espionage against Indian journalist ‘fake’

An Indian journalist held for spying for China is innocent, his lawyer said Sunday, claiming that proof towards him was manufactured after the arrest. Advocate Adish Aggarwal, the lawyer for Rajeev Sharma, stated the latter was taken away from his domestic on Sept. 14 however the police disclosed his arrest four days later. Initially, no […]

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Senior UN official demands Drareni release

Senior United Nations official Clément Nyaletsossi Voule has called on Algerian authorities to release Khaled Drareni. The journalist has been jailed for two years over his coverage of the country’s pro-democracy movement The Hirak. An arrest for which the legal basis remains questionnable. “We cannot see a legal basis under which we could arrested him. […]

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NEWS: Court set date for Zimbabwean Author Tsitsi Dangarembga

Required to appear in courtroom on Friday, award-winning and famend Zimbabwean author, Tsitsi Dangarembga — dealing with expenses for disturbing the peace and inciting violence following her arrest at anti-government Harare-based prohibited protests in June. The arrest took area days after her brand new novel, ‘This Mournable Body,’ was once protected in the long list […]

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Algeria: Rally for jailed journalist

Demonstrators in Algiers are calling for international strain to assist get Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni out of jail. The journalist, who is 40, was sentenced on August twenty-fourth to three years in prison. He had been in detention seeing that March. “The profession and journalists are mobilized to demand the release of Khaled Drareni,” Amar […]

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NEWS: Algerian Journalist gets 3-Year Prison Sentence

Free Speech in the Algerian Press Freelance journalist and a symbol of free speech in Algeria, Khaled Dareni, has been sentenced to three years in prison based totally on accusations of undermining the integrity of the country wide territory. Three years at the back of bars for, Khaled Dareni, an Algerian freelance journalist and nearby […]

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NEWS: Zimbabwe again refuses Hopewell Chin’ono bail, and government denies crisis

Zimbabwe’s High Court on Thursday denied bail to a journalist who used to be arrested ultimate month for assisting anti-govermnent protests, in a case that has sparked an outcry over muzzling of the press. Hopewell Chin’ono, a freelance journalist and critic of the government, was once charged with inciting violence final month, together with opposition […]

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Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail

Zimbabwean journalist arrested after revealing alleged government corruption has been denied bail by a court in the capital, Harare, for fear he will “incite” others to protest. Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested on Monday on charges of inciting violence. The state accuses him of supporting calls for planned anti-government protests at the end of July, organised […]

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Breaking: Top Zimbabwean journalist detained after his home was raided by police

A Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono; was violently detained at his home in the capital Harare by state agents Monday. His lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa was cited by local media outlets as confirming the early morning raid that led to his arrest. The officers reportedly smashed a glass door before picking him up. He ‘d tweeted in […]

Media Watch: Kenya to consolidate spike in tech use during COVID-19

Kenya’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Joe Mucheru, says use of technology spiked because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, “we are working with the internet providers to ensure young people are protected,” the Minister told the press during Sunday’s coronavirus daily press briefing by the Health Ministry. We […]

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Egypt set to step up crackdown on journalists as world celebrates press freedom

UNESCO launched a global campaign this year called “Journalism without fear or favor” to celebrate journalists on World Press Freedom Day on May 3. But in Egypt, the celebration had a different taste with more restrictions inflicted on journalists. On May 12, the Egyptian Supreme Council for Media Regulation banned journalists and contributors to any […]