Legacy of Rwanda genocide includes media restrictions, self-censorship
December 8, 2014 12:01 AM ET
Twenty years after massacres, Rwanda stable but its media restricted The Rwandan government has taken great strides in bringing stability to the country since the 1994 genocide that claimed 800,000 lives, but moves to allow greater press freedom have been...
Journalist attacked, detained for recording police in Zimbabwe
October 23, 2014 4:38 PM ET
Cape Town, South Africa, October 23, 2014--Police and politicians in Zimbabwe should respect the right of journalists to report the news without fear of intimidation or violence, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today after police beat up a journalist...
Zimbabwe police attack photojournalist
August 22, 2014 1:43 PM ET
Police in the capital, Harare, on August 18, 2014, assaulted and detained a photojournalist from the private daily paper Zimbabwe Mail who was covering a demonstration calling on the government to provide jobs, according to news reports....
Advertising and Censorship in East Africa's Press
February 12, 2014 2:12 AM ET
The printed word is thriving in parts of Africa, but advertisers' clout means they can often quietly control what is published. By Tom Rhodes Kenyans read election coverage in the Mathare slum in Nairobi, the capital, on March 9, 2013....
Q&A: Zenzele Ndebele promotes radio in Zimbabwe
July 29, 2013 1:30 PM ET
With Zimbabwe elections days away, the fight over access to the airwaves has intensified. The media environment has loosened slightly compared with previous years, but most Zimbabweans still lack access to independent sources of news, including radio. One person...
Zimbabwean journalists targeted amid pre-election tension
June 18, 2013 3:19 PM ET
Cape Town, South Africa, June 18, 2013--All parties in Zimbabwe's government of national unity must respect the responsibility of journalists to document events and report the views of citizens, especially in the run-up to the country's elections in July,...
Zimbabwe journalists charged after military-MDC story
May 8, 2013 2:23 PM ET
Cape Town, South Africa, May 8, 2013--Police in Harare have filed criminal charges against two Zimbabwean journalists on accusations they published "false statements prejudicial to the state" in a story about behind-the-scenes discussions between military leaders and the opposition Movement...
Zimbabwean police seize radios in run-up to elections
February 28, 2013 11:08 AM ET
Nairobi, February 28, 2013--Zimbabwean authorities' seizure of hand-cranked and solar-powered radios distributed by nongovernmental organizations prevents local citizens from accessing diverse sources of information in the run-up to the country's general elections in July, the Committee to Protect Journalists...