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President Ramaphosa has announced that people convicted of non-violent crimes will be released from South Africa’s overcrowded prisons. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Criminal Law

Thousands of non-violent offenders due for early release from prison

Ciaran Ryan 17 Aug 2023

Curb on rights weakens Egypt's climate talks, campaigners say

Climate Change

Curb on rights weakens Egypt's climate talks, campaigners say

Dominic Evans 14 Nov 2022

Zandile Christmas Mafe, a suspect accused of breaking into Parliament when the fire started, appears in the Cape Town Magistrate Court, in Cape Town, South Africa, 4 January 2022. Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Criminal Law

Alleged Parliament arsonist referred for mental observation

12 Jan 2022

The Western Cape High Court has refused to interdict Anglican priest June Dolley-Major from claiming that fellow priest Melvin Booysen raped her. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Media & Entertainment Law

Woman can name her alleged rapist, court rules

Tania Broughton 3 Sep 2021

Zuma to stay in jail as bid for release is dismissed

Zondo Commission

Zuma to stay in jail as bid for release is dismissed

Valencia Talane 9 Jul 2021

CPJ deepens database of attacks on the press

Media Freedom

CPJ deepens database of attacks on the press

Elana Beiser 12 Nov 2019

A police van is seen in Alexandria, Egypt, on September 27, 2019. Security forces recently arrested and allegedly tortured journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah. Credit: CPJ/Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh.

Media Freedom

Egyptian journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah arrested on false news charges

16 Oct 2019

Uproar over internet shutdowns

Digital

Uproar over internet shutdowns

Tonderayi Mukeredzi 26 Sep 2017

#OnTheBigScreen: Intergalactic War, Captain Underpants and Princess Salome

Film

#OnTheBigScreen: Intergalactic War, Captain Underpants and Princess Salome

Daniel Dercksen 20 Jul 2017

Media watchdog urges Algeria to free journalist

Media Freedom

Media watchdog urges Algeria to free journalist

13 Jul 2017

Media

Algerian blogger jailed over Facebook poem dies

14 Dec 2016

Media

Algeria urged to free blogger jailed over Facebook poem

5 Sep 2016

The impact of data

Media

The impact of data

Jaco Pienaar 9 Mar 2015

Newspapers

Brand and newspaper sales... When the customer isn't king

Ed Herbst 17 Feb 2015

Global Day of Action in support of detained journalists

Media Freedom

Global Day of Action in support of detained journalists

27 Feb 2014

Angolan journo wins top award for anti-corruption fight

Media Freedom

Angolan journo wins top award for anti-corruption fight

Rod Baker 8 Nov 2013

World's Press condemns closure of Liberian news site, wants jailed editor released

Media Freedom

World's Press condemns closure of Liberian news site, wants jailed editor released

6 Sep 2013

Libya must let journalist travel for medical care

Media

Libya must let journalist travel for medical care

29 Apr 2013

Media Freedom

Why is publishing so dangerous? - detained journo's wife

11 Apr 2013

MP threatens hunger strike over Playboy

Tourism

MP threatens hunger strike over Playboy

10 Apr 2013

Higher Education

Hunger strike for SA students in Cuba

22 Feb 2013

Prominent Sudan author says books seized

Media Freedom

Prominent Sudan author says books seized

12 Oct 2012

Criminal Law

The costs of bribery and corruption

Cynthia Schoeman 29 Sep 2011

Equatorial Guinea: Blogger, literary magazine editor protests against lack of freedom

Media Freedom

Equatorial Guinea: Blogger, literary magazine editor protests against lack of freedom

17 Feb 2011

CPJ concerned over ailing, imprisoned Tunisian journo

Media Freedom

CPJ concerned over ailing, imprisoned Tunisian journo

22 Oct 2010

WAN-IFRA awards Golden Pen of Freedom

Media Freedom

WAN-IFRA awards Golden Pen of Freedom

7 Oct 2010

Journalist attacks rise worldwide - WAN-IFRA

Media

Journalist attacks rise worldwide - WAN-IFRA

9 Jun 2010

Radio & Audio

Madagascar: Journalists jailed pending trial, radio station closed

2 Jun 2010

Online Media

Mauritania: Editor held after completing sentence

18 Jan 2010

Mauritanian journalists in detention protest

Media

Mauritanian journalists in detention protest

29 Dec 2009

Zeid-Abadi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

Media

Zeid-Abadi awarded Golden Pen of Freedom

18 Dec 2009

Media

SA media between rock and hard place

Issa Sikiti da Silva 14 Dec 2009

Production

Hunger strike goes international

20 Oct 2009

SABC-TVIEC local content ‘war' turns nasty

Production

SABC-TVIEC local content ‘war' turns nasty

Issa Sikiti da Silva 10 Sep 2009

Production

SABC local content hunger strike gets ‘hungrier'

Issa Sikiti da Silva 9 Sep 2009

Media

SABC hunger strikers call press conference

8 Sep 2009

More join hunger protest at local content cuts

Production

More join hunger protest at local content cuts

1 Sep 2009

Hunger strike continues against SABC

Production

Hunger strike continues against SABC

25 Aug 2009

TVIEC invites media to guerilla protest action

Production

TVIEC invites media to guerilla protest action

25 Aug 2009

SABC production freeze angers TVIEC

Production

SABC production freeze angers TVIEC

14 Aug 2009

WAN calls on leaders to release prisoned journalists

Newspapers

WAN calls on leaders to release prisoned journalists

4 May 2009

Coca-Cola Zeroes in on Superfans

Music

Coca-Cola Zeroes in on Superfans

5 Mar 2009

Newspapers

Corrupting the press is the hallmark of Ben Ali

9 Jul 2007

Radio & Audio

Lesotho urged to drop charges against radio host

27 Jun 2007

Radio & Audio

Lesotho journalist on hunger strike

26 Jun 2007