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ARTICLE 19 submits report to United Nations Universal Periodic Review

In comments submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, ARTICLE 19 raised concerns about the failure of Kenya to respect and promote freedom of expression and freedom of information.

Twenty-eight IFEX members call for president to reject draconian media bill

(Media Institute/IFEX) - The following is a joint appeal by 28 IFEX members:

Twenty-three IFEX members call on President Kibaki to end suppression of media freedom

(Media Institute/IFEX) - The following is a joint action by 23 IFEX members:

From the Communiqué

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Triumph for journalists as government agrees to amend media law

Following a concerted campaign, the Kenyan government has published amendments to the Communications Act, which will delete a controversial clause that allows the government to raid broadcasting stations, report the Africa Free Media Foundation, the Media Institute and local news reports.

CRITICAL JOURNALIST FOUND BEHEADED

A reporter who went missing last month following stories he wrote exposing police corruption was found decapitated in southwestern Kenya, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and other IFEX members.

PRESIDENT SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL MEDIA BILL

Despite a concerted national and international campaign, including a letter signed by 28 IFEX members, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has signed into law a controversial media bill that imposes new restrictions on the press, report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other IFEX members.

AUTHORITIES ARREST JOURNALISTS PROTESTING NEW COMMUNICATIONS BILL

Several journalists and civil society activists in Kenya were arrested last week while protesting the passage of a new communications bill that would give the authorities sweeping powers, reports the Media Institute (MI).

FOREIGN PHOTOJOURNALIST FOUND MURDERED

A New Zealand-born photojournalist was found murdered in Nairobi, Kenya last week, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).

MEDIA TIMIDLY REPORTED POLITICAL CRISIS, MISSION FINDS

The Kenyan media failed in its job to report fully on the political crisis and violence that followed December's presidential election because it was too busy trying to keep the peace, says a joint fact-finding mission by ARTICLE 19, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and International Media Support (IMS), an organisation helping local media in conflict-affected areas.