The South African parliament passed the Protection of State Information Bill which opponents say is a step backwards for freedom of speech and democracy in South Africa, calling it a return to media censorship during Apartheid.
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Journalists in Sri Lanka contend that since the end of the 25 year civil war in 2009, their situation has actually worsened. Print and online publications are threatened or censored regularly, and by 2010 at least half a dozen writers fled the country.
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To track and surveil citizens online, repressive regimes in the Middle East and North Africa have relied on Western technology for years. US company BlueCoat has been accused for months of providing the Assads with products for online crackdown.
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Mesfin Negash talked with us about the effect of the anti-terrorism law on Ethiopian journalism, the law’s hand in the exile of Addis Neger’s staff, and denies the validity of the government’s charges against him.
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The audience for Farda, RFE/RL’s Persian-language service, has to contend with a host of threats from the regime in Tehran, which looks to punish its own citizens for listening to free media.
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To mark IFEX’s International Day to End Impunity, we asked African writers who have contributed to Sampsonia Way to write about the importance of fighting impunity in their home countries.
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To mark IFEX’s International Day to End Impunity, we asked Latin American writers who have contributed to Sampsonia Way to write about the importance of fighting impunity in their home countries.
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The Weekly Digest is Sampsonia Way’s round-up of the week’s top stories. Sign up to get it delivered every weekend to your inbox.
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In Bahrain, the use of Facebook and Twitter have becae a convenient digital paper trail for government officials to expel and prosecute perceived offenders and protesters in accordance with Bahraini Emergency Laws.
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Copwatch Nord-Paris IDF, a website that publicizes incidents of police brutality and misconduct, has been blocked in France. The site has been charged with “defaming and putting at risk the safety of police officers.”
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Cartoonists at Risk and Their Defenders
Sampsonia Way presents Cartoonists Rights Network International, a cartoon-focused human rights organization, along with several of its affiliates and their work. READ
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