The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia condemns, in the strongest terms, the action by the Patriotic Front (PF) Youths in Western province who blocked Luampa United Party for National Development (UPND) Member of Parliament from participating in a State...
Freedom of expression
State of the Media in Zambia – Q1, 2017
The state of the media in Zambia continues to deteriorate in the first quarter of 2017, with constraints from various groups in the country including the state.
Threatened state of emergency cuts freedom of expression
Under new security measures proclaimed by Zambia's President in July, police can ban material deemed threatening to public safety. This is an attack on freedom of expression. Speaking last month, President Edgar Lungu said the threatened state of emergency was...
German envoy stresses need to protect free expression
German Ambassador to Zambia Bernd Finke has launched the third quarter of the 2015 State of the Media Report at a function at the Protea Lusaka Tower.
Fred M’Membe, Mukosha Funga case adjourned
The case in which Post newspaper editor in chief Fred M’membe and reporter Mukosha Funga are charged with one count of publishing classified information has been adjourned. The case was adjourned this morning after it came up for hearing before Judge Eddie Sikazwe at...
Harassment of Hon. Miles Sampa by PF cadres
The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) is calling on President Edgar Lungu to tame thugs in the ruling Patriotic Front that are harassing innocent citizens. We specifically refer to the Saturday January 23rd incident on the Copperbelt where PF cadres brutalised Hon Miles...
Legal uncertainty hinders free expression online – UN
The 10th edition of the Global Internet Governance Forum (IGF) opened in Joao Pessoa, Brazil on 10 November 2015 with a call by the United Nations for respect and observance of basic human rights online. As monitored by MISA Zimbabwe's Kholiwe Majama, UN Special...
Public discussion highlights free expression challenges in Zambia
MISA Zambia and the Law Association of Zambia together held a public discussion forum to highlight pertinent freedom of expression issues in Zambia on Thursday, June 18, 2015.