The IPI global network welcomes Malawi’s release of journalist Macmillan Mhone following his arrest on cybercrime charges. However, we call on authorities to drop all charges against him. Malawi must ensure that its cybercrime law is not abused to target journalists. On April 8, the police’s Cyber Crimes Division in Blantyre detained Mhone, who works […]

The IPI global network condemns threats against Malawi investigative journalist Gregory Gondwe by the Malawi Defence Forces after he published an investigation exposing corruption in the supply of military equipment.  Gondwe, who works with the Platform for Investigative Journalism in Malawi, said yesterday that he is currently in hiding and fearing for his life.  “In […]

The IPI global network is concerned about increasing threats to press freedom in Malawi after the arrest of Gregory Gondwe, the managing director of investigative news website Platform for Journalists (PIJ), and the hacking of PIJ’s website. We urge the government to safeguard the work of the press, which includes the right of journalists to […]

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the recent harassments of journalists in Malawi and called on the government to uphold press freedom. On April 6, Malawian police summoned Nyasa Times journalist Watipaso Mzungu to a police station in the capital Lilongwe […]