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October 6, 2021
September 2021 in Africa: A free expression round up by IFEX’s Regional Editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. An audio discussion relating to this piece, focusing on #IDUAI with Gilbert Sendugwa of the Africa Freedom of Information Centre and Lamin Jahateh, of the Gambia Press Union, is available here.
October 4, 2021
A significant issue around access to information is access to the internet and access to spectrum and bandwidth. Internet access has been the ultimate source of technological ‘leapfrogging’ in Africa. This explains why, for example, there are places without running water where one can strea...
October 3, 2021
Earth observation (EO) entails measuring the Earth’s natural and man-made environments to assess their status and track changes.
October 3, 2021
MISA Zimbabwe commends the Zimbabwean government for enacting the Freedom of Information Act, but condemns the proposed Computer Crime and Cyber Security Bill.
October 2, 2021
September 2021 in Asia-Pacific: A free expression round up produced by IFEX's regional editor Mong Palatino, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
October 2, 2021
Staff Reporter WHETHER by accident or some stroke of irony, Prime Minister Moeketsi Majoro chose the eve of the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) commemorations to announce that his government is working on measures that will ultimately gag the media. This will be done by classifying some documents and criminalising the publication […]
October 1, 2021
Marking the International Day for Universal Access to Information, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) highlights the critical need for a Freedom of Information Law to guarantee society's right to accurate information.
September 30, 2021
The Minister of Information Gospel Kazako says the government is taking appropriate measures to make access to information a reality for every Malawian citizen. Kazako made the remarks Wednesday at Sunbird Livingstonia in Salima when the country joined the rest of the world in commemorating this year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information which […]