Zimbabwean authorities should immediately release and drop the groundless charges against a journalist for his reporting.

Last week, a cross-regional group of countries – led by Iceland, with support from Chile and South Africa – called on the ...

Mhlanga, a senior journalist with independent media outlet Heart & Soul TV (HStv), has been in detention since his arrest in ...

In recent years, Moroccan authorities have stepped up repressive tactics against dozens of journalists and social media activists, convicting them for libel; publishing "false news," "insulting" or ...

Analysis - Mnangagwa looks beyond his second term, prompting war veterans backing Vice-President Chiwenga to threaten an ...

President Mnangagwa looks beyond his second term, prompting war veterans backing Vice President Chiwenga to threaten an ...

Repression Spikes Amid Military Abuses, Growing InsecurityBurkina Faso's military junta arrested three journalists on March 24, 2025, for reporting on the government crackdown on the media, Human ...

Burkina Faso's ruling military junta arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights Watch ...

Global human rights defender, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded the immediate release of HSTV senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who has been in remand prison since February 24 following his ...

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet.