Index on Censorship welcomes the news that charges against cartoonist Nsé Ramón Esono Ebalé have been dropped.
Charges dropped against cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé
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CATEGORY: Africa
Equatorial Guinea: Trial set for imprisoned artist
The trial of an artist on dubious counterfeiting charges
Tortured in Cameroon, reporter found asylum in Scotland
Charles Atangana knows as well as anyone the challenges of being a journalist in Cameroon.
Release artist and writer Ramón Esono Ebalé
Index on Censorship has joined with 18 other parties to call on the president of Equatorial Guinea to release cartoonist Ramón Esono Ebalé.
The academic freedom farce at the University of Cape Town
Professor David Benatar shares his point of view on the University of Cape Town’s academic freedom
Charges against Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais must be dropped
The Angolan government should immediately drop all charges against journalist and human rights activist Rafael Marques de Morais, winner of Index on Censorship’s Freedom of Expression Award and Fellowship in 2015.
Zimbabwe: Protesting presents many challenges, especially for women
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “I was arrested in Mufakose and severely assaulted by the police for inciting people to demonstrate,” says Linda Masarira, a Zimbabwean human rights activist and director of the Zimbabwean Women in Politics...
#IndexAwards2017: Evan Mawarire’s #ThisFlag protest brings hope to a nation
Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire, who was arrested upon his return after six months in exile, has risked his freedom to protest the lack of democracy in his country
#ThisFlag: Evan Mawarire tells Zimbabweans to “never ever be silent”
Statement from Evan Mawarire who has been arrested in Zimbabwe
Ken Saro-Wiwa Junior dies, age 47
Nigerian writer Ken Saro-Wiwa Junior has died in London, aged 47, following a stroke. The writer and presidential adviser had recently written for Index on Censorship
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.