President Vladimir Putin held telephone conversations with both British Prime Minister David Cameron and Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel over the weekend. The conversations continued discussion on “the highly complex social and political situation unfolding in Ukraine and also issues concerning the organisation of a referendum in Crimea on March 16, 2014.” According to […]
Kenya: Media Under Fire for Expressing Ethnic Bias
By Judie Kaberia Media professionals in Kenya are warning journalists to guard against using inflammatory language when expressing their views on social media as they do in their day jobs. Hate speech in the Kenyan media was blamed for contributing to the widespread violence that followed the presidential election of December 2007. More than 1,100 […]
Mozambique’s Health Professionals Demand Higher Wages
Written by @Verdade Newspaper On 29 May 2013 Health professionals in Mozambique have been on strike for ten days [2] leading to the halt of operations in many medical units throughout the country. The dispute with the government is based on demands for wage increase and standardisation, as well as the readjustment of the emergency room […]
Kazakstan Ignores Human Rights Concerns
Economics count for more than rights, and western governments have little leverage anyway. By Gaziza Baituova Despite harsh words from the United States and European Union about Kazakstan’s worsening human rights record, the country’s leaders are unlikely to modify their behaviour, local analysts say. It is a simple equation – placed in the balance against […]
Free Speech at Risk in Kazakstan
London event highlights use of criminal law to punish dissent. By Saule Mukhametrakhimova – Central Asia RCA Issue 696, 28 Feb 13 As part of the ongoing media crackdown in Kazakstan, the authorities are deploying laws against incitement and extremism to discredit their critics and suppress press freedom, participants of an event […]
Kenyan Chief Justice Announces International Division of the High Court
Groundbreaking development made public at IWPR programme launch. By Simon Jennings Kenyan chief justice Willy Mutunga used the launch of a media project run by IWPR and the Wayamo Communication Foundation to announce the establishment of a special division of the High Court to try cases stemming from the 2007-08 bloodshed, as well as other […]