Browsing: Press Freedom
KAMPALA, Uganda — NTV Uganda and Spark TV were taken off air in the early hours of Sunday following an overnight security operation at Nation…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Archbishop of Kampala, Paul Ssemogerere, has commended journalists for their role in promoting development through responsible reporting while condemning harassment and…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on journalists to uphold responsible and objective reporting as Kenya joined the rest of the…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Masaka has remanded a Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) journalist and two TikTok content creators as investigations into…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Nearly five years after first being summoned over a controversial report, The Observer has once again been called before the Media Council…
NAIROBI, Kenya — CNN International correspondent Larry Madowo has been named Human Rights Defender of the Year in Kenya, in recognition of his courageous reporting on…
KAMPALA, Uganda — High Court Judge Collins Acellam has ordered Observer Media Ltd, publishers of The Observer newspaper, and Watchdog Communication Ltd, operators of the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has issued a new directive requiring all media houses to implement a minimum seven-second delay on…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — CNN correspondent Larry Madowo has publicly questioned Tanzania’s claim that it leads East Africa in press freedom, reacting with disbelief to…
KAMPALA, Uganda — When Ugandan journalist Ssematimba Bwegiire collapsed after being electrocuted with a stun gun and pepper-sprayed in the mouth by a security officer,…