Peter Sawali was arrested in Blantyre on 3 February for putting up posters saying 'Gay rights are human rights'. He was charged with 'conduct likely...
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Ugandan journalists charged with libelling president
Henry Ochieng, editor of the Daily Monitor news magazine and Angelo Izama, a senior reporter were charged with criminal libel yesterday after a...
Rwandan politician attacked over genocide remarks
Five people were arrested on 3 February after a group of men assaulted Victoire Ingabire; her assistant Joseph Ntawangundi was badly beaten in the...
Court orders Mauritanian web editor’s retrial
The editor of Taqadoumy website Hanevy Ould Dehah remains in detention after a Supreme Court decision to retry him on a charge of 'offending...
Increasing fears for missing Chinese dissident
There are increasing concerns about the whereabouts of missing dissident Gao Zhisheng. The case is unusual because the Chinese authorities have...
Ethiopian journalist jailed for response to interview
Veteran Ethiopian journalist Ezedin Mohamed, editor of Islamic paper Al Quds, was sentenced to one year in jail on the 30 January. According to CPJ,...