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Uganda:
Brutality, Legal Battles as World Press Freedom Day Marked
Monitor, 3 May 2016
Early last year, Andrew Lwanga, a cameraman with Wavah Broadcasting Services (WBS) was part of journalists covering the arrest of youth activists when suddenly policemen, led by… Read more »
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Africa:
Africans Back Media's Watchdog Role, Says Survey
Afrobarometer, 3 May 2016
Amid growing concerns about government restrictions on media freedom, Africans overwhelmingly support an independent media that holds government accountable, according to new… Read more »
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Egypt:
Press Syndicate Files Complaint On Storming of Headquarters
Aswat Masriya, 2 May 2016
Egypt's press syndicate filed a complaint on Monday with the public prosecution on the details of security forces' storming of the syndicate's headquarters on Sunday. Read more »
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Egypt:
Journalists Stage Sit-in, Interior Ministry Denies Using Force
Aswat Masriya, 2 May 2016
A number of Egyptian journalists said on Sunday they have started a sit-in at the press syndicate's headquarters to protest a police raid of the building, while the interior… Read more »
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Uganda:
Female Journalists Recognised for Election Coverage
Monitor, 3 May 2016
Uganda Media Women's Association (UMWA) has awarded female journalists from different media houses for their exceptional coverage of the 2016 elections. Read more »
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Uganda:
Journalists and Civil Society Activists Mark Press Freedom Day
Monitor, 3 May 2016
Journalists and free speech activists will today hold a procession through Kampala streets to mark World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2016, the African Centre for Media Excellence… Read more »
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South Sudan:
South Sudan - Still Broadcasting Loud and Clear
DW, 2 May 2016
Josephine Achiro Fortelo is fighting for improved reporting standards in South Sudan, a mission that has its dangers. But her little community radio station in the world's youngest… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Tanzania Media Landscape Is Freer, More Professional, but There's Still a Long Way to Go
East African, 3 May 2016
Since the liberalisation of the media in Tanzania in the mid-1990s, the press is freer, more professional and independent, but there is still a long way to go. Read more »
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Zambia:
Let's Unite, Defend Press Freedom
Times of Zambia, 2 May 2016
Today the media fraternity globally celebrates the 2016 World Press Freedom Day under the theme: 'Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms - This Is Your Right!' Read more »