Zambia Protests over harsh Zambian sentence
afrol News, 7 June - Fred M'membe, editor and owner of Zambia's independent newspaper 'The Post', has been sentences to a four-month prison sentence with hard labour over "contempt of court", causing colleagues to protest the "harsh" ruling.
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South Africa SA press digs into Zuma's sex life
afrol News, 4 June - South Africa is an exception in Africa. Nowhere else could the national press dig into sex affairs of its President and his family. But reports of the President's wife having an affair spur a discussion of media ethics.
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Africa afrol News attacked by hackers
afrol News, 12 May - Online services of afrol News have experienced serious problems last weeks following an attack by hackers. "We will not be gagged," the afrol News editor promises, after new security tools were implemented.
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Sudan Sudan election results censored
afrol News, 21 April - As election observers report large irregularities in Sudan's first multi-party polls in 24 years, civil society groups are being blocked away from their internet tool monitoring the elections and their result.
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Eritrea Journalists still locked away in Eritrea
afrol News, 9 April - In the reclusive Red Sea nation of Eritrea, the fate of 10 journalists who disappeared in secret prisons following a September 2001 government crackdown has been a virtual state secret - only occasionally pierced by shreds of often unverifiable, secondhand information smuggled out of the country by defectors or others fleeing into exile.
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Somalia Music again banned in Mogadishu
afrol News, 9 April - The Somali insurgent group, Hisbul Islam, this week imposed oppressive edicts on the radio stations in Mogadishu, especially those based in the areas under their control. Music has again been banned.
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» 30.03.2010 - Niger moves towards press freedom » 22.03.2010 - Virus attack on Ethiopian websites » 22.03.2010 - Sudan "repression in north and south" » 12.03.2010 - Swaziland to get broadcasting bill » 10.03.2010 - Ethiopian media get record fines » 09.03.2010 - Egypt releases blogger facing military trial » 04.03.2010 - Africa media development projects awarded funding » 03.03.2010 - Cameroonian journos tortured » 24.02.2010 - Three slapped with jail terms » 23.02.2010 - Journalist abducted in Somalia
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