Ts’enolo FM (104.6MHZ) and People’s Choice FM (95.6 MHZ) were cut off in Lesotho for allegedly airing defamatory content about Prime Minister Bethuel Mosisili and Deputy Prime Minister Mothejoa Metsing. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Ministry of Internal Affairs files private prosecution complaint against IRFS chairman
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has filed a private prosecution suit against IRFS Chairman and prominent blogger Mehman Huseynov; a private prosecution complaint implies criminal responsibility of a person and may lead to imprisonment. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Sudanese human rights defender held without charge since December 2016
The Sudanese authorities' violations against Mudawi Adam are part of a broad, systematic campaign against human rights defenders in Sudan in recent years. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Iranian Revolution’s 38th anniversary: 38 years of media repression
Iran is now one of the world’s biggest prisons for media personnel, with a total of 29 journalists and citizen-journalists detained. Source: MEDIA FEED
– West Africa round-up: Hope for The Gambia, police crack down on Nigerian media & more
January 2017 witnessed a number of freedom of expression developments in West Africa – from a stormy political transition in The Gambia that saw the exit the "King of Impunity," to the lifting of media sanctions in Benin, and more. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Bangladeshi journalist shot during political clashes dies
The IFJ and the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) have strongly condemned the killing of Abdul Hakin Shimul, a journalist who died after being shot during political clashes. Source: MEDIA FEED
– British correspondent expelled from Kenya without explanation
Based in Nairobi for the past five years, British correspondent Jerome Starkey was detained without explanation at Nairobi airport on his return from a visit to the United Kingdom in December 2016 and was put on a flight back to London the next day. Source: MEDIA FEED
– Police beat up prominent radio journalist in Galkayo, Somalia
On 5 February 2017, Puntland police removed the director of Radio Voice of Peace from his office in Galkayo, Mudug region, and beat him with guns and batons. Source: MEDIA FEED