Kenya

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Campaigns and Advocacy

29 June 2010

Timely national conference on freedom of expression and regulations against harmful speech

On 17-18 June 2010, experts and stakeholders debated the values and limits of freedom of expression and regulations against harmful speech in Nairobi.
5 April 2010

ARTICLE 19 building capacity of legal professionals on media law

The training comes as increasingly restrictive laws are being passed, threatening the Ethiopian government's commitment to freedom of expression.

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From the Communiqué

20 May 2009

Triumph for journalists as government agrees to amend media law

Kenyan journalists protested in Nairobi last year against the Communications (Amendment) Bill 2008 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.
4 February 2009

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.
7 January 2009

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.

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Reports

12 March 2009

Attacks on the Press in 2008: Kenya

22 January 2009

World Report 2009: Kenya




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Alerts

WiPC interview with Robert Wanyonyi on witnessing and reporting on crime 1 February 2012 ARTICLE 19 publishes analysis of Freedom of Information Bill 1 February 2012 Journalist threatened for his reporting 13 December 2011 Draft Data Protection Bill critically limited, says ARTICLE 19 9 November 2011 Freedom of expression standards should guide the fight against "counterfeit" mobile phones, says ARTICLE 19 7 October 2011 Charges against human rights defender dropped 13 September 2011 CPJ condemns break-in at "Nairobi Law Monthly" 13 September 2011 Prison guards shoot camera operator, attack crew 10 August 2011 Hospital staff said to attack journalist 23 June 2011 Human rights investigator deported 17 May 2011 New media laws must meet international standard, ARTICLE 19 says 18 February 2011 ARTICLE 19 recommends amendments to "hate speech" laws and proposed constitution 25 June 2010 Proposed constitution welcome but access to information must be implemented, says ARTICLE 19 12 May 2010 ARTICLE 19 recommends changes to new broadcasting regulation 1 March 2010 Government announces tough new media laws 11 January 2010 ARTICLE 19 analyses freedom of expression regime of Harmonised Draft Constitution 23 December 2009 Communications regulations require significant amendments, says ARTICLE 19 25 November 2009 CPJ urges prime minister's intervention in journalist's murder case 23 September 2009 CPJ concerned over police intimidation of "Star" reporters 19 August 2009 IPI calls on governments of Ethiopia and Kenya to stop pressuring broadcaster 13 August 2009 Key witnesses in journalist's murder go into hiding amid death threats 8 June 2009 Expand free expression rights in new draft constitution, says ARTICLE 19 21 May 2009 Government to dispel repressive clause in media law 14 May 2009 Civil society adopt the Machakos Declaration on Freedom of Expression 12 May 2009 CPJ calls for investigation into journalist Francis Kainda Nyaruri's murder 6 March 2009 See all alerts: Kenya
 
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