Author Archives for Brigitte Read

Moroccan editor, source convicted in defamation case

July 1, 2015 6:25 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

New York, June 30 – Moroccan journalist Hamid el-Mehdaoui was handed a four-month suspended prison sentence by a Casablanca court on Monday and ordered, along with a co-defendant named in the case, to pay a combined 100,000 Moroccan dirhams ($10,290) in damages for criminal defamation, according to the journalist’s website and other news...


South Africa’s ICT pact with China “worrying”; civil society, opposition

June 23, 2015 7:34 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The government of South Africa recently signed a ‘Plan of Action’ with the People’s Republic of China on “areas of cooperation in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).” A press statement released by the South African government says “the agreement strengthens existing ties between the two countries in the area of Information and Communication...


#FreeSwaziland Campaign

May 19, 2015 10:01 am Published by Leave your thoughts

In Recognition of the One Year Anniversary of Mario Masuku and Maxwell Dlamini’s Arrest on 1 May 2014 1 May 2015 marks one year in detention for Swazi political activists Mario Masuku and Maxwell Dlamini. The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is initiating a Twitter campaign to draw attention to Masuku and Dlamini’s cases and the rule of law crisis...


New Challenges, Familiar Tragedies – WAN-IFRA Statement on World Press Freedom Day 2015

May 6, 2015 1:01 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum appeal for improved physical protections for journalists, an end to censorship and other pressures facing news media as 3 May, World Press Freedom Day marks yet another tragic year for the profession and reveals growing threats to freedoms from...