Sudan suspends two newspapers as it clamps down on the media

Sudan suspends two newspapers as it clamps down on the media

25 May 2013 15:06 - Reuters
Sudan's security services have suspended the country's two biggest newspapers to punish them for reporting on army operations, say editors.
Young Voices: Do you think media freedom is important?

Young Voices: Do you think media freedom is important?

23 May 2013 15:17 - Victoria John
Most of the 82 primary schoolchildren in the Western Cape and Gauteng have said that media freedom is one thing that should not be touched.
Kenya's journalists start to break their election silence

Kenya's journalists start to break their election silence

22 Mar 2013 00:00 - Karen Allen
Kenya has long prided itself on free media, but when the country went to the polls reporters and broadcasters went into a sort of self-imposed purdah.
Celebrities boost call for media freedom in China

Celebrities boost call for media freedom in China

08 Jan 2013 14:44 - AFP
Protesters have mounted a second day of rallies calling for press freedom in China, as netizens and celebrities backed the campaign.
Laugh and cry: Satire and freedom

Video | Laugh and cry: Satire and freedom

07 Sep 2012 13:00
In a discussion that ranged from the hilarious to the depressing, Zapiro and other heavyweights discussed satire and the limits of freedom of expression.
Another threat to journalism

Another threat to journalism

27 Jul 2012 10:40 - Vinayak Bhardwaj & Stefaans Brümmer
A proposed law threatens journalists who work outside the mainstream of print and TV, writes Vinayak Bhardwaj and Stefaans Brummer.
Secrecy Bill U-turn ruined by bad drafting

Secrecy Bill U-turn ruined by bad drafting

17 May 2012 11:57 - Stefaans Brümmer
Small changes to the wording of the concession on the public interest defence would fix defects on the Secrecy Bill, writes Stefaans Brmmer.
SA has shown it can walk a fine line between opposites

SA has shown it can walk a fine line between opposites

15 May 2012 01:28 - Donald Gips
It's an equation that the world's democracies know to be true, open governments, open economies and open societies flourish, writes Donald Gips
Media freedom: What you need to know

Video | Media freedom: What you need to know

07 Feb 2012 12:23
AmaBhungane advocacy coordinator Glenda Daniels brings us up to speed on the state of the fight for media freedom and the secrecy bill.