Campaigns and Advocacy - Kenya
29 June 2010
Kenya
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
Kenya / Ethiopia
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.
5 November 2009
Kenya
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.
1 January 2009
Kenya
The Media Institute takes action against the Kenya Communications Act 2008
Journalists, free expression advocates and media owners in Kenya got some bad news at the beginning of 2009, after they learned that President Mwai Kibaki had signed into law a contentious media bill that imposed new restrictions on the press. But thanks to an immediate and massive campaign launched by IFEX member the Media Institute and the Kenya Editors Guild (KEG), President Kibaki directed the Attorney General and the Information Minister to review the bill and facilitate its return to parliament for debate.
19 December 2008
Joint action - Kenya
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:
14 January 2008
Joint action - Kenya
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:
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Demand the release of journalist Eskinder Nega
Join in the call for the release of Ethiopian journalist and blogger Eskinder Nega who could face the death penalty if convicted. Sign the petition
1 May 2012
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