Secrets and lies, Obama one year on
Barack Obama one year on: Secrets and lies
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In the shadow of Mugabe
The new coalition government in Zimbabwe has so far failed to deliver on its promise of greater media freedom, says Stanley Kwenda
We all have our cross to bear
Padraig Reidy: Nadia Eweida’s case is another example of the clash of secular and religious life and laws
Zimbabwe: Journalist flees death threats
Journalist Stanley Kwenda has fled to South Africa after alleging that he received a death threat by telephone from a senior police officer, linked to a story he wrote in The Zimbabwean. The newspaper says that "‘impeccable sources" have supplied...
UGANDA: WOMEN ARRESTED AFTER PROTEST AT ELECTORAL OFFICE
On 18 January at least 30 women were detained in Kampala while attempting to deliver a petition calling for the resignation of the electoral commission chief Badru Kiggundu, who they say is unable to organise credible and fair elections, scheduled...
Kenya: Protests over cleric’s deportation lead to five deaths
Following violent clashes in Nairobi on 16 January that left five dead, Kenyan police have arrested more than 300 people, including 16 Somali MPs. Last week's demonstration were organized to demand the release of Abdullah Al-Faisal, the...
WordPress versus bloggers
Padraig Reidy: The popular blogging platform has rolled over in the face of libel threats
Nick Clegg comes out in support of the Libel Reform campaign
Nick Clegg praises the Libel Reform Campaign
Close, but not quite
Allen Green: Libel reformers should cautiously welcome the Jackson report on court costs
Down the wire
The death of the “traditional” media will allow the state to go unscrutinised says Stryker McGuire