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Zambian woman arrested for defaming the president bit.ly/330uQTQ #Zambia #defamation

Analysis of the recently gazetted Data Protection Act bit.ly/3GkbYNv #digitalrightszw #mediareforms #Zimbabwe @IFEX @AFEXafrica @kubatana @OpenParlyZw @ISOCZIM @digisocAfrica @kudathove @AfricaNetRights @accessnow @ZimFact @MAZ_Zim @ZwContent @MoeChanda @ZLHRLawyers

Arbitrary social media surveillance cause for concern bit.ly/3wi6uiw #digitalrights #Zimbabwe @IFEX @AFEXafrica @cipesaug @AfricaNetRights @OSISA @euinzim @NLinZimbabwe @ZimMedia21 @MAZ_Zim @kubatana @RIAnetwork @hivosrosa @OpenParlyZw @kudathove @nompilo_simanje

Increase in data tariffs impediment to access to information bit.ly/2ZAXSaI #accesstoinformationzw #digitalrights #Zimbabwe

Unpacking Zimbabwe's Freedom of Information Regulations bit.ly/3nf28o6 #accesstoinformationZW @IFEX @africafoicentre @AFEXafrica @SAHRCommission @sadc_cngo @MISARegional @globalfreemedia @ZimMedia21 @MAZ_Zim @monitorszim @crisiscoalition @ZimHRNGOForum @ZimRightsLIVE

Report on Cybersecurity in SADC and its implications on human rights now available! bit.ly/3vpBZH5 @IFEX @AFEXafrica @mangwana_jasper @communitypodium @citezw @cipesaug @accessnow @AfricaNetRights @RIAnetwork @globalfreemedia @ZimMediaReview @NamMediaTrust @Techzim

Happening now! The Virtual launch of report on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Laws in the SADC Region: Implications on Human Rights. Date: 19 October 2021 Time: 10am- 11.30am Livestream link: bit.ly/2Z1Z8TA @IFEX @AFEXafrica @cipesaug @SADC_News @NamMediaTrust @MAZ_Zim

@misazimbabwe @IFEX @AfricaNetRights Eswatini shuts down internet as protests rock monarchy bit.ly/30DdN8N #KeepItOn #KeepItOnEswatini @IFEX @AFEXafrica @cipesaug @ParadigmHQ @OSISA @achpr_cadhp

The Kingdom of Eswatini on October 15, 2021, partially shut down the internet for at least four hours, as pro-democracy protests once again raged in that country. This is the latest shutdown in Eswatini, with the previous blockade being in July this year. @IFEX @AfricaNetRights

WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram down bit.ly/3A8mh3S #DigitalRights #facebookdown @IFEX @AFEXafrica @skitomari @TabaniMoyo @kudathove @koliwemajama @cipesaug @ParadigmHQ @InternetFF @tawmug @digisocAfrica @ChrisMusodza

.@GreenGovernance highlights issues surrounding information access in Mutare affecting people living with disabilities. Those with speech or hearing impairment or mental illness tend to not adequately get access. Watch more here: bit.ly/3ixBg19 #AccessToInformationZW

The Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa is taking place this week from 28- 30 September 2021. If you have not yet registered to participate in the forum, use the following link : bit.ly/3uexIFR @cipesaug @accessnow @IFEX @AFEXafrica @unescoROSA @hivosrosa @InternetFF

.@murramasvingo in collaboration with @misazimbabwe tells us how the lack of access to traditional channels has residents relying on second hand information. Watch the mini-doccie here: youtu.be/neHOXnxNsUI @IFEX @UmrrtMutare @HarareResidents @ChraHarare @ATIZW @ZimFact

.@signsofhopezim in collaboration with @misazimbabwe says that information dissemination is not conducive for people living with disabilities in Zimbabwe. Watch the mini documentary here: bit.ly/3EwxgYh @IFEX @ATIZW @communitypodium @kubatana @MAZ_Zim @MatHumanRights

MISA concerned with suspension of Raia Mwema newspaper misa.org/blog/misa-conc…

Community radios key to access to information in marginalised areas zimbabwe.misa.org/2021/09/17/com…

.@communitypodium in collaboration with MISA Zimbabwe, highlights the state of access to Covid-19 information in Matobo District, Matabeleland South. bit.ly/3lfpYze #Covid19 #Zimbabwe #ATIZW

Journalists detained and forced to delete footage bit.ly/3A7oIEt @IFEX @AFEXafrica @CPJAfrica @kubatana @frayintermedia @MAZ_Zim @VoluntaryMedia @ZacrasOnline @TabaniMoyo @CorahOnline @OpenParlyZw

Reminder: Invitation to the launch of the report on Strategies for ICT and Digital Rights Reporting. launch will be on Zoom on 10 September 2021. To be a part of this meeting, kindly click on this link to register before 4pm today: bit.ly/3yPj7kF

Upcoming: Invitation to the launch of the report on Strategies for ICT and Digital Rights Reporting. launch will be on Zoom on 10 September 2021. If you are interested in being part of this meeting, kindly click on this link to register: bit.ly/3yPj7kF