The country’s revival of the Sedition and Subversion Act is a revival of a colonial law that stifles human rights.
It is all of our responsibility to defend brave people such as Uganda’s Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, Agather Atuhaire, Bobi Wine and Kenya’s Kasmeul McOure
There is a growing trend of public officials exploiting the rule to evade scrutiny and accountability
An exhibition at the festival explores the censorship of works with uncomfortable subjects
A new report highlights how freedom of expression is waning as reporters, activists and citizens speak out, at high risk to their personal safety
The West African country is at a critical juncture, where the aspirations of its people are being trampled upon
Russia Today convinced me that Vladimir Putin is a liar and a power-hungry empire builder
The supreme court of appeal says an animal rights activist had the right to ‘out’ a farmer on Facebook.
As the August 2021 elections loom, activists fear a renewed crack down on human rights
Michela Wrong debunks the myth of Rwanda as a model developmental state and a poster child for Western aid, the theme of her latest book
The JCC’s recent ruling against the chief justice is a win for accountability that enforces the principles of judicial authority
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on journalists’ health, working conditions and freedom to report. Now more than ever, media freedom needs to be upheld
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
The Jon Qwelane case brings into focus the tension between hate speech and freedom of expression
When journalists stop telling the truth about what’s going on in their country, when they stop exposing wrongdoing and corruption allegations, everyone suffers
The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic
The provisions have been introduced to contain the spread of Covid-19, but some may infringe on certain constitutional rights
While the ANC in Parliament found itself defending the presence of FW de Klerk at the State of the Nation address last week, the government was also — in court this time — defending an apartheid-era law
Reporters in Eswatini, Egypt, Nigeria, Uganda, Ethiopia and Cameroon have been arrested
There is a strong framework of international laws and conventions that defend free speech, but Uganda continues to limit freedom of expression
Civil liberties are eroding in six out of 10 countries, according to a new report
Through guided conversations at Ubuntu.Lab, people can take off their masks in a safe and sacred space
Freedom of expression is one of the cornerstones of our nascent constitutional democracy, and it is unquestionably a principle worth defending
Staff of the Botswana Gazette are being held for questioning about a story the newspaper published exposing an alleged illegal oil deal.
The savage attack on Zainub Dala shows the terror of the freedom to use words, and the desire to obliterate them.
South Africa’s Muslim Judicial Council said they condemn the attacks carried out in France, but there are limits to freedom of expression.
If we are all Charlie Hebdo because we do not stand for media that is oppressed, then we must all be oppressed as a result, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee
The African Creative Economy Conference that takes place in Morocco this week will shine a spotlight on the role of artists as agents of change.
Freedom of expression versus hate speech or advocacy to incite violence is once again in the news, thanks to a song penned by rap group Dookoom.
Controversial rap group Dookoom’s provocative words have reignited the debate about whether any potential censorship would be unconstitutional.
Rights activists say Thailand’s ruling junta has worked systematically to snuff out all challenges to its authority.
A judgment delivered in Swaziland recently has thrown a cloak of invincibility over the judiciary there.