Hong Kong local media outlet closes after police raid, arrests
Hong Kong – Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News said on Wednesday it will close after a police... Read more
29 Dec, 2021
Togo charges two journalists with ‘contempt of authority’
Lome – Togo has charged two journalists who have been critical of the government with “contempt of authority” and “spreading... Read more
26 Dec, 2021
Guinea-Bissau state media staff strike over pay
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau state radio and television did not broadcast on Thursday, as public media employees started a three-day strike... Read more
17 Dec, 2021
Ethiopia arrests Associated Press freelance journalist
Nairobi – Police in war-hit Ethiopia have arrested a freelance video journalist working for The Associated Press, the US news... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Elon Musk named Time magazine person of the year
Washington – Time magazine on Monday named Tesla chief and space entrepreneur Elon Musk as its person of the... Read more
14 Dec, 2021
Two Togo journalists detained over broadcast comments
Lome – Two Togolese journalists critical of the government have been arrested over comments they made during a broadcast on... Read more
12 Dec, 2021
Sudan youth radio gagged for 6 weeks after coup
Khartoum – A lively youth-run radio station, Sudan’s 96.0 FM was muzzled for 46 days after authorities banished the... Read more
10 Dec, 2021
Zimbabwe court clears investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono
Harare – A Zimbabwean court on Monday dropped a case against investigative journalist and government critic Hopewell Chin’ono, charged with... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
US judge dismisses ad discrimination suit against McDonald’s
New York – A federal judge dismissed a discrimination lawsuit that accused McDonald’s of refusing to advertise on Black-owned media... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
UK court to rule on Meghan privacy case appeal
London – A UK court will rule on Thursday on a newspaper group’s appeal against a previous judgement that it... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
