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From the Communiqué

15 December 2010

Government regulation of media ethics limits free press

In a recent mission to Zambia, the International Press Institute (IPI) called on the government to refrain from trying to control the press and urged the media to monitor its own ethical breaches. IPI delegates met with journalists from most of Lusaka's major media houses, representatives from journalists' organisations and unions, and representatives from the U.S. embassy and the United Nations.
17 November 2005

CITIZENS DENIED RIGHT TO ACCESS INFORMATION

The Zambian government has rejected a proposal to guarantee citizens the right to access public information as part of a new constitution being drafted for the country, report the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) and ARTICLE 19.

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Campaigns and Advocacy

10 December 2010

Information minister must refrain from statutory regulation, says IPI

IPI fears that any statutory regulation will reverse press freedom gains made over the past 20 years.
19 October 2010

Give voluntary media self-regulation a try, says IPI

IPI believes the government should support the launch of ZAMEC as a voluntary, self-regulatory body, by refraining from forcing public media to withdraw their membership.
13 July 2010

Twenty-three IPI World Press Freedom Heroes urge authorities to reverse journalist's conviction on contempt of court charges

Fred M'membe received a four-month prison sentence with hard labour; he is currently free on bail pending the outcome of the appeal.



Reports

22 January 2009

World Report 2009: Zambia

8 January 2009

SPEAKING OUT FOR FREE EXPRESSION 1987-2007 AND BEYOND: Zambia




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Alerts

Harassment by US embassy security prompts boycott threat by local journalists 14 December 2011 Journalists assaulted 2 December 2011 Government pledges to implement freedom of information bill 28 November 2011 Journalist concerned over false reports of his arrest 7 October 2011 Injunction on private media houses lifted 26 September 2011 "Zambia Daily Mail" crew attacked 26 September 2011 Ruling party members charged in TV crew attack 21 July 2011 IPI urges government to stop stalling on self-regulation 25 May 2011 Government threatens to revoke radio stations' operating licences 25 April 2011 Opposition party supporters attack state media journalists 19 April 2011 IPI welcomes progress towards self-regulation 11 April 2011 Opposition leader disrupts editorial meeting, threatens editors 23 February 2011 Government refuses to allow community radio station to go back on air 15 February 2011 Police record statement from station manager over alleged broadcast of seditious material 20 January 2011 Radio station effectively closed; "Post" newspaper journalist detained 19 January 2011 Opposition party supporters threaten to kill "Post" reporter 29 November 2010 Authorities threaten to revoke radio station's licence 29 November 2010 Victory for two journalists as political supporter jailed for assault 15 November 2010 Newspaper editor released after spending three days in prison 8 June 2010 Newspaper editor receives heavy sentence 7 June 2010 Football association bans reporter from interviewing national team players 27 January 2010 As country prepares to switch to digital broadcasting, MISA urges government to prevent "information gap" 27 January 2010 Member of Parliament forces his way into TV station, threatens guests with gun 26 January 2010 Opposition party supporters storm community radio station 12 January 2010 "The Post" editor-in-chief charged with contempt of court 23 November 2009 See all alerts: Zambia
 
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