1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 1999: Botswana - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4GmmGNyX5N"><a href="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-botswana/">Attacks on the Press 1999: Botswana</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2000/03/attacks-on-the-press-1999-botswana/embed/#?secret=4GmmGNyX5N" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 1999: Botswana” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="4GmmGNyX5N" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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As Africa's oldest multiparty democracy, with a code of human rights enshrined in the constitution, Botswana enjoys a relatively free and open press. Yet problems do exist, including the arbitrary use of the Immigration Act to silence foreign journalists working in the country by declaring them "prohibited immigrants." One of the most contentious issues this…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260