MISA Zimbabwe shares its Way Forward recommendations for defending media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information to mark World Press Freedom Day 2020.
Freedom of expression
Statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
MISA Zimbabwe urges the government to take steps towards ensuring a safe working environment for media practitioners.
Zimbabwe: Way Forward in 2019
MISA Zimbabwe’s recommendations for improving media freedom, freedom of expression, access to information and the safety of journalists in Zimbabwe to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2019.
Statement on International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
As the world commemorates the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists on 2 November, MISA Zimbabwe is greatly concerned with the upsurge in the number of cases involving media freedom violations in Zimbabwe.
Regional onslaughts against free expression retrogressive
MISA Zimbabwe stands in defence and solidarity with media practitioners in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia in the wake of increasing onslaughts against media freedoms and the right to access to information in the three countries.
So This Is Democracy Report 2017 available now!
MISA’s analysis of the state of media freedom and free expression in southern Africa during 2017 is presented in our annual publication So This Is Democracy?
Zimbabwe: Way forward in 2018
MISA Zimbabwe’s recommendations for improving media freedom, freedom of expression and access to information in Zimbabwe to commemorate World Press Freedom Day 2018.
Citizens have the right to free expression
Citizens have the right to freely express themselves online and offline while the media has the right to truthfully report and inform the nation on events as they unfold without fear.
New censorship board to ‘regulate and control’ media
A new Board of Censors has been put in place to regulate and control the media and film industry in the digital era.
UN watchdog calls on tech sector to protect and promote free expression
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, calling upon the information and communications technology (ICT) sector to respect human rights. It will be presented and discussed by states and other stakeholders...