Tag Archives: Reporters Without Borders
US State Department EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The government of the State of Eritrea is a highly centralized, authoritarian regime under the control of President Isaias Afwerki. The People’s Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), headed by President Isaias, is the sole … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Special Reports
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Tagged Asmara, Crime and Justice, detention, guantanamo bay, IndepthAfrica, Prison, Reporters Without Borders, United States, United States Department of State
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By Andy Ryan, ThinkAfricaPress site analysis Afewerki’s grip on power in Eritirea is showing signs of weakness. But will we see a coup, cosmetic reforms or even an uprising? Ever since 1993, when Eritrea gained independence and the national assembly … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Afewerki, African Union, Asmara, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Isaias Afewerki, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, Reporters Without Borders
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Addis Ababa — An international media advocacy group has identified 10 countries where press freedom has suffered in 2012. Risk List 2012 from Committee to Protect Journalists on Vimeo. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), on Thursday released … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Committee to Protect Journalists, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, press freedom, Reporters Without Borders, Vimeo
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Eritrean president Isaias Afewerki on Friday spoke for first time about last month’s mutiny incident in Asmara after remaining silent for three weeks. On 21 January around 200 mutinous soldiers with two tanks stormed the information ministry and forced the … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Afewerki, Al-Jazeera, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean news, erittrea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Omar al-Bashir, Reporters Without Borders
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His Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon Prime Minister Mogadishu, Somalia Paris, 7 February 2013 Subject: Reforms needed for freedom of information in Somalia Dear Prime Minister Shirdon, Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that defends freedom of information, would like to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Letters & Interviews, Somali
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Tagged Freedom of Information, Freedom of the press, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Mogadishu, Reporters Without Borders, Sentence (law), Somali, Somalia
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Court ruling draws condemnation from Somalia’s union of journalists. MOGADISHU — A Somali judge on Tuesday jailed a woman who said she had been raped by soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her, finding them guilty of making up the … read more »
By Reporters Without Borders; The Eritrean capital, Asmara, saw an uprising on 21 January that was both unexpected and short-lived. Around 100 soldiers staged a mutiny and stormed the information ministry. The army responded by surrounding the building with tanks. … read more »
Posted in Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Araya Desta, Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean, eritrean news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Paris, Radio France Internationale, Reporters Without Borders
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Peter Heinlein | VOA A day-long siege at Eritrea’s information ministry Monday ended in a stalemate, with disgruntled soldiers retreating to a strategic location outside the capital, Asmara. That the incident provides rare insight into the inner workings of one … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Eritrea, Eritrea news, eritrean news, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Monday, North Korea, Reporters Without Borders, United Nations, Vincent
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Peter Heinlein,VOA A day-long siege at Eritrea’s information ministry Monday ended in a stalemate, with disgruntled soldiers retreating to a strategic location outside the capital, Asmara. That the incident provides rare insight into the inner workings of one of the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, East Africa, Eritrea, eritrea africa, Eritrea news, Eritrea-Ethiopia, eritrean news, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, IndepthAfrica, Isaias Afewerki, Monday, Political prisoner, Reporters Without Borders, United Nations, Vincent
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Reporters Without Borders After several weeks of investigating reports from sources in Eritrea and from prison guards who fled the country, Reporters Without Borders has been able to confirm that three more journalists – Dawit Habtemichael, Mattewos Habteab and Wedi … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Asmara, Dahlak Archipelago, Eiraeiro, Eri-TV, Eritrea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Reporters Without Borders
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Dakar – A Malian journalist missing for two weeks emerged on Friday, telling AFP he had been held by the state security service and freed earlier this week, but stayed silent until now to protect his family. Babi Ahbi, editor … read more »
Posted in Mali, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Bamako, Coup d'état, Dioncounda Traoré, Friday, IndepthAfrica, Mali, march, Nigeria, Reporters Without Borders
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Mogadishu – Gunmen shot dead a Somali radio reporter in the northern Galkayo region, the latest in a string of attacks on journalists in the war-torn country, colleagues and witnesses said on Monday. “He was heading home on Sunday evening … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Galkacyo, Galmudug, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Mogadishu, Puntland, Reporters Without Borders, Somalia
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Founded in 1985, Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF), also known as Reporters Without Borders, professes to be motivated by a profound devotion to freedom of expression. The organization has apparently done good work on behalf of journalists in countries like Cuba … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues
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Tagged Geert Wilders, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Free Press Society, Mark Steyn, Occupy Wall Street, press freedom, Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders, RSF
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PARIS, France, January 20, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Reporters Without Borders is providing temporary financial assistance to Awa Ehoura, a journalist who presented the 8 p.m. news programme on state-owned Radio-Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) when Laurent Gbagbo was president. Like … read more »
Sudanese investigators on Wednesday presented their case against seven local individuals undergoing trial on the grounds of working for the Netherlands-based Radio Dabanga, arguing that the defendants had collaborated to reveal “state secretes.” JPEG – 9.1 kb Journalists at Radio … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Darfur, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Khartoum, Netherlands, North Africa, Omar al-Bashir, Pan African News, Radio Dabanga, Reporters Without Borders, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, West Africa
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November 6, 2010 by benim
The kingdom of Swaziland is one of the world’s last remaining absolute monarchies. Its king rules by decree over his million subjects, most of whom live in the countryside and follow traditional ways of life. The power of the throne, … read more »
Posted in Facts about Africa, Swaziland
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Tagged Absolute monarchy, Africa news, Caribbean, Environment, Facts about Swaziland, History, Human Interest, IndepthAfrica, List of heads of state, Mswati III of Swaziland, Political geography, Reporters Without Borders, South Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, Swaziland, World Bank
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