CATEGORY: Africa

Sudan’s security service closes newspapers

Sudan's National Intelligence Security Services (NISS) suspended Alwan, an independent daily newspaper On Friday 13 January. On Thursday and Friday morning, copies of the newspaper were confiscated post-publication, but the editor-in-chief was only...

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DRC: Radio broadcasts shut down

A French government-funded radio station has been shut down by authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Council of Ministers had ordered the "temporary" measure of switching off the six frequencies of Radio France Internationale,...

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Uncut – Sub Saharan and East Africa

Hello, welcome to Index on Censorship Uncut for Sub Saharan and  East Africa. I am honoured and excited to be part of this global team, and hope you will read and contribute to the growth and formation of a network of people across this continent...

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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.