Islamists have tried to stop music being played in Mali over the past few years
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CATEGORY: Africa
Raymond Joseph: Activism reawakens in South Africa’s students
South Africa has been witnessing a reawakening of activism among students after a hiatus of almost two decades. For a week, campuses across the country embarked on the biggest nationwide student protests since the birth of the new democratic society in 1994.
South Africa’s “biggest protests since apartheid”
Many South African universities remain closed as thousands of students protest proposed fee hikes in what is believed to be some of the largest demonstrations to hit the country since apartheid. So far, 29 South Africans have been charged with...
Portugal’s journalists under pressure from Angolan money
In their search to invest oil and diamond money in Europe, the Angolan oligarchy has bought strategic positions in the Portuguese media in recent years
Music In Exile Fund launched by Index on Censorship and UK film producers
Freedom of expression campaigners Index on Censorship and the producers of award-winning documentary They Will Have To Kill Us First are delighted to announce the launch of a new fund to support musicians facing censorship globally.
Index and Mali film producers launch new fund to support persecuted musicians
Index is joining forces with the producers of a new film featuring Mali’s persecuted musicians to launch a fund that will offer support to musicians facing threats, violence, exile and criminal prosecution around the world.
Joint statement in support of European Parliament resolution on the human rights situation in Angola
The resolution calls for the release of all political prisoners and human rights defenders and highlights the case of José Marcos Mavungo
Interview: Johanna Schwartz on her new film about the bravery of Malian musicians
Filmmaker Johanna Schwartz talks to Josie Timms about her new film, They Will Have To Kill Us First, which looks at how musicians in Mali fought back against extremists banning their profession
Angola: Trying month for freedom of expression
Over the past month, the Angolan government has continued its crackdown on freedom of expression and the right to assemble in the country
Raymond Joseph: South Africa in danger of losing hard-earned freedoms
South Africa’s government is seeking to adapt the country’s post-Apartheid Film and Publications Act of 1996 for the 21st century. Raymond Joseph explores the impact on freedom of expression.
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.