Museveni signs Uganda’s first data protection and privacy law
Image by JanBaby on Pixabay On Thursday 28 February, 2019 President Yoweri Museveni signed and assented to the Data Protection and Privacy Act. The new law, the first of its …
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Shutting down the internet doesn’t work — but governments keep doing it
George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire As the internet continues to gain considerable power and agency around the world, many governments have moved to regulate it. And where regulation fails, …
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Four journalists, one newspaper: Time Magazine’s Person of the Year recognises the global assault on journalism
Peter Greste, The University of Queensland Time Magazine has just announced its “Person of the Year” for 2018, and for once, it isn’t one person. This time it is four …
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Human Rights Day spotlight: Freedom of opinion and expression
This article was first published by the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner. Why would a human rights organization go to court to support someone whose extreme …
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Global freedom of expression has declined significantly since 2014 – ARTICLE 19
This article was first published by ARTICLE 19. An annual metric, published by ARTICLE 19, shows that global freedom of expression has declined significantly over the last three years. The Expression …
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Lira-based radio remains closed over accusation of inciting violence
The Lira-based Unity FM station which was closed for allegedly inciting violence during protests over the killing of an 11-year-old boy, is yet to reopen, 10 days later. Two men …
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Cartoonists can be an important voice of dissent: but they can also be divisive
Daniel Hammett, University of Sheffield Rwanda has introduced legislation which criminalises the public humiliation or insult – through gestures, writings or cartoons – of national authorities, public service officials or …
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Afrobarometer finds weakening popular support for free media in East Africa
Photo credit: Afrobarometer NEWS RELEASE: Popular support for a free news media has declined significantly in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania – three countries currently making headlines for government attempts to limit press freedom. …
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