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CATEGORY: Africa
Arrests in Kenya over banned Wolf of Wall Street
Two people could face up to five years in prison for selling the film
Gloomy days for Gambian journalists
Barely three weeks after Gambia’s president Yahya Jammeh announced the lifting of the ban on two private media institutions — the Standard Newspaper and Terranga FM — the government arrested two journalists, Buya Jammeh reports
The Wolf of Wall Street banned in Kenya
“We believe the Kenyan public deserves better,” says the Kenya Film Classification Board
Four places where social media could land you in jail
Facebook has nearly 1.2 billion monthly active users –that’s nearly 20% of the total global population. Yet, in some countries harsh sanctions and time in jail can be imposed on those who comment on social media, in the majority of cases for speaking out against their government.
Al-Shabab announce ban on internet in Somalia
The rebel group said anyone who doesn’t comply will be “considered to be working with the enemy and they will be dealt with in accordance Sharia law”
China marks Mandela’s death with no mention of “freedom” or “democracy”
Chinese coverage of Nelson Mandela’s death has reflected the government’s new-found sympathy for Maoism, its rejection of democracy and its long-standing sensitivities over Tibet and Taiwan. Alastair Sloan reports
South Africa: Cape Times in crisis as editor fired after corruption story
The sacking of a renowned journalist has sent shockwaves through the grieving country’s media. Christi Van Der Westhuizen reports
Father of the Rainbow Nation
This is the moment to remember massive changes in South African life that are Nelson Mandela’s legacy says Rachael Jolley
Oliver Tambo: “We have never ever doubted that apartheid will crumble some day”
Index on Censorship takes a look back through our archive at the African National Congress and apartheid in South Africa through an interview with Oliver Tambo from 1986.
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.