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Eswatini: Court Convicts Editor and Writer
Swazi Media, 17 July 2014
Bheki Makhubu, the editor of the Nation magazine in Swaziland, and writer and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko were convicted of contempt of court by the kingdom's High Court on… Read more »
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Eswatini: Swaziland Struggle for Freedom
Swazi Media, 3 July 2014
The United States has become the first nation to take action against Swaziland over the kingdom's disregard for human and civil rights. After a lengthy inquiry the US withdrew… Read more »
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MISA-Swaziland, 23 June 2014
In today's Swazi Observer, a daily newspaper in Swaziland, several reports from the region highlight the difficulties of being a journalist. A Somali journalist died in Mogadishu… Read more »
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Eswatini: Paper Defies Court Over Sources
Swazi Media, 14 June 2014
The Swazi Observer newspaper has refused to disclose to the Swaziland High Court its sources in a report that said the Chief Justice Michael Ramodibedi had issued warrants for the… Read more »
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Eswatini: Publisher and Editor Win Appeal for Charges of "Scandalising the Court" in Swaziland
IFEX, 9 June 2014
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Eswatini: The Nation and Editor Bheki Makhubu Win Appeal
MISA, 1 June 2014
On Friday, 30 May 2014, the Swaziland Independent Publishers and The Nation editor Bheki Makhubu won their appeal in the case in which they were charged with "scandalizing the… Read more »
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Eswatini: Appeal Court Overturns 2013 Contempt Conviction Against Bheki Makhubu
MISA-Swaziland, 1 June 2014
An appeal court in Swaziland on Friday 30 May set aside a criminal contempt of court ruling against Bheki Makhubu, editor of The Nation magazine. Read more »
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IFEX, 22 April 2014
It's been over a month since Bheki Makhubu and Thulani Maseko were first arrested. Makhubu, Editor-in-Chief of The Nation magazine and Maseko, a prominent human rights lawyer, were… Read more »
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Eswatini: Editor, Lawyer Face Arrest - Again
Swazi Media, 9 April 2014
Warrants were issued for the re-arrest of the editor of the Nation magazine Bheki Makhubu and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko in Swaziland on Wednesday (9 April 2014). Read more »
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Eswatini: Confusion Over Editor's 'Re-Arrest'
Swazi Media, 8 April 2014
There was widespread confusion in Swaziland on Tuesday (8 April 2014) regarding the status of Nation magazine editor Bheki Makhubu and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko. Read more »