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Feature: The information frontline — Press freedom and the security crisis in the Sahel

Military regimes in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso are widening crackdown on independent journalism, risking an information gap with regional and global consequences
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

Kenya: IPI welcomes court ruling striking down criminal false news provisions

Lawmakers should go further and amend other provisions of Kenya’s cybercrime law on cyberharassment and surveillance that pose a risk to public-interest journalism
Africa: Kenya

Mali: Journalist jailed on charges of insulting Niger’s military leader

IPI calls for immediate release of Youssouf Sissoko
Mali

Zimbabwe: Journalist threatened, detained over false news allegations

Case reinforces risks cybercrime laws pose for press freedom
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: IPI calls on authorities to drop charges against journalist Blessed Mhlanga

Journalist’s lengthy pre-trial detention signals intolerance of independent journalism
Africa: Zimbabwe

IPI welcomes acquittal of Nigerian journalist on cybercrime charges

Nigeria must act further to end abuse of Cybercrimes Act to target journalists
Nigeria

The Gambia: Parliament must amend draft cybercrime bill

Proposed measures could be used to target, punish journalists
Gambia

Journalists at risk: insights from the Council of Europe’s Safety Platform

A call to 46 CoE member states to act against abusive lawsuits, surveillance and safety threats against journalists