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From the Communiqué

27 October 2010

Proposed media laws remind protesters of apartheid days

Thirty-three years after "Black Wednesday", when the apartheid regime banned two newspapers and clamped down on anti-apartheid activists and associations, press freedom advocates in South Africa took to the streets of Johannesburg to protest proposed regulatory media laws that "haven't been seen since the end of apartheid," report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI).
4 November 2009

Legislation undermines free expression

Media professionals in South Africa say a possible new bill is in reality a form of censorship, obstructing journalists from doing their jobs, reports the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). Meanwhile, the Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) is concerned about another bill already signed into law that has introduced a system of pre-publication censorship.

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Campaigns and Advocacy

22 October 2010

IPI joins "Black Wednesday" press freedom commemoration

IPI's acting director warned of press freedom decline in the country.
16 August 2010

CPJ concerned that proposed legislation will result in press restrictions

The broad language and far-reaching provisions of the Protection of Information Bill are reminiscent of apartheid-era regulations, says CPJ.



Reports

22 January 2009

World Report 2009: South Africa

8 January 2009

SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: South Africa




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Alerts

Criminal probe targets AP, Reuters cameras on Mandela 20 December 2011 Parliament passes controversial Protection of State Information Bill 24 November 2011 Zuma spokesman files complaint against weekly 22 November 2011 Ruling ANC pulls secrecy bill 21 September 2011 Journalists attacked during ANC protest 1 September 2011 Concerns mount about parliament's rush to pass Protection of Information Bill 22 June 2011 Journalists' organisation condemns government's plan to bribe newspapers 17 June 2011 IPI concerned that information bill may impede flow of news 26 July 2010 BBC journalist expelled from South Africa press conference 13 April 2010 IPI supports "The Citizen" newspaper in constitutional challenge 23 March 2010 Prosecutors banned from speaking to media 26 January 2010 eNews journalists subpoenaed after story on criminals' World Cup plans 21 January 2010 New bill threatens media freedom, says MISA 29 October 2009 Unlit petrol bomb thrown into editor's home 16 October 2009 SABC's investigative unit subjected to office raids, questioning, while corporation continues to probe show leak 1 October 2009 Amendment Act a "grave intrusion" on freedom of expression, says FXI 9 September 2009 Controversial Films and Publications Amendment Bill signed into law 2 September 2009 Photographer for "Times" newspaper hit by rubber bullet while covering protest in Durban 2 September 2009 Court allows media access to hearing 31 July 2009 State broadcaster accuses newspaper of theft following broadcast of documentary 4 June 2009 "Mail & Guardian" lodges complaint over state spying on its journalists 26 May 2009 Government refuses to grant Dalai Lama visa to attend and speak at peace conference 27 March 2009 Ruling party revives debate on media tribunal 27 March 2009 State broadcaster SABC responds to allegations that it manipulated news for political purposes 13 March 2009 Parliament adopts amended broadcasting bill 23 February 2009 See all alerts: South Africa
 
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