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Swaziland releases Bheki Makhubu after 15 months in jail

June 30, 2015 11:38 AM EDT

New York, June 30, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes today’s decision by the Swaziland Supreme Court to release from prison Bheki Makhubu, the editor of The Nation, who has been in jail since March 2014 along with human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko, after the crown prosecution said it would not defend an appeal against…

CPJ condemns Swaziland editor’s prison sentence

July 25, 2014 12:33 PM EDT

Cape Town, July 25, 2014–CPJ is appalled by the two-year prison sentence, without the option of a fine, imposed today on editor of The Nation Bheki Makhubu and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko by the Swaziland High Court in Mbabane. The pair was convicted on contempt of court charges on July 17, in connection with…

Singapore gives jail time to writer critical of death penalty

November 16, 2010 4:46 PM EST

New York, November 16, 2010–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Singapore High Court’s sentencing of British author Alan Shadrake to prison over his book criticizing the nation’s judiciary.

Editor, journalist jailed for contempt in Bangladesh

August 20, 2010 2:21 PM EDT

New York, August 20, 2010–Bangladesh’s Supreme Court should review and overturn jail terms and fines it gave to three journalists from a pro-opposition daily Thursday for contempt of court, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.