CATEGORY: Africa

Sudan: Journalists arrested in crackdown

Sudanese security forces have brutally cracked down on protests against government austerity measures, arresting scores of people, including several journalists. Tear gas and rubber bullets were used as police to break up the protests, which have...

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Malawi repeals news censorship law

A vote in the Malawi Parliament has led to the repeal of an amendment to the country's penal code which banned any news "not in the public interest". Though amendment to Article 46 of the penal code was introduced in 2010, and was passed last year,...

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Somalia: journalist killed

A journalist from Radio Shabelle has been murdered in Somalia. Ahmed Ado Anshur was shot dead on his way home from work in Mogadishu yesterday. The young journalist was the host of a popular radio programme Qubanaha Wararka, and was renowned for...

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Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.