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Independent Sudan paper says shut down

January 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Khartoum – Sudanese authorities have ordered an independent daily newspaper to suspend publishing, its editor said on Friday, in the latest government action against the press and activists. Hussein Khogli, editor in chief of Al-Wan, said a senior officer from … read more »

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South African uniformed officers having sex while on duty (Pictures)

August 16, 2011 by benim

A South African newspaper, Sowetan on Monday published a series of pictures of the two South African uniformed officers having sex while on duty. The officers were supposed to guard a suspect they had transported from a prison to a … read more »

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China Steps Up Anti-Child Trafficking Efforts

August 16, 2011 by benim

The Chinese government is drafting tighter rules on adopting children to combat the country’s widespread child trafficking problem. The China Daily newspaper says only orphanages will be able to offer abandoned infants and children for adoption. Adults who adopt children … read more »

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South Sudan security ‘seize newspapers’

April 2, 2011 by benim

South Sudan security forces seized copies of a newspaper to quash a story quoting rebel claims that they would attack the southern capital, the editor-in-chief said on Saturday. “Security officials said they objected to the story, and so they seized … read more »

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Algerian dies after fireball protest

February 28, 2011 by benim

Algiers – An Algerian man has died after setting himself alight at the weekend in a protest in front of a government office, the El Watan daily newspaper reported on Monday. The 25-year-old, identified as L Abderrazak, set himself alight … read more »

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Ethiopia’s paper landlords

February 15, 2011 by benim

Despite an abundance of national and international newsmakers, Addis Ababa has relatively little in the way of newspapers — no dailies of note — or even newsstands to offer news consumers. But don’t be fooled. This is a city of … read more »

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Mandela ‘frail’, says Tutu

January 25, 2011 by benim

Former president Nelson Mandela is “frail”, fellow Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu said on Tuesday. “I saw him last week,” he told Sapa at an anti-tuberculosis event in Guguletu, Cape Town. “He was all right, I mean he’s 92, man, … read more »

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Naomi Campbell case ruling could end huge ‘win’ fees for lawyers

January 19, 2011 by benim

Landmark case: The lawyers in the Naomi Campbell privacy case should not have been able to collect huge bonuses the European Court of Human Rights has ruled The vast ‘success fees’ claimed by lawyers in some celebrity privacy cases break … read more »

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South Africa: ‘My child resembles the president’ – Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma

January 6, 2011 by benim

First lady Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma is “pained” by claims on Facebook that she cuckolded President Jacob Zuma and that he is not the father of her child. “What is also very painful is that I do not know how I am … read more »

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Uganda bars media from outing gays

January 3, 2011 by benim

A Ugandan High Court judge has ruled that media companies in the country should not publish the identities of people they say are homosexuals. The decision was described as a “landmark ruling” by gay rights activists. The case was brought … read more »

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Why Gay People Should Be Buried Alive: Ugandan Newspaper Editor

December 1, 2010 by benim

This is scary, even by Ugandan standards. Remember earlier this Fall, when a publication in Uganda known as Rolling Stone (no relation to the U.S. magazine) published the names and faces of dozens of LGBT people in the country, under … read more »

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Ugandan paper says it will keep outing gays

December 1, 2010 by benim

A Ugandan newspaper that “outs” people it says are gay and has called for them to be hanged said on Tuesday it would use a two-week window before a court verdict on its activities to continue with its campaign. Three … read more »

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