Committee to Protect Journalists - Malawi tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-01-08T13:59:09Z Movable Type 4.38 Malawian journalist assaulted during radio interview tag:cpj.org,2013://1.20874 2013-01-07T22:32:22Z 2013-01-08T13:59:09Z Nairobi, January 7, 2013--Malawian authorities must immediately investigate the reported assault of a radio journalist who said he was punched by a business leader angered by an interview question.... Committee to Protect Journalists Nairobi, January 7, 2013--Malawian authorities must immediately investigate the reported assault of a radio journalist who said he was punched by a business leader angered by an interview question.

]]> CPJ welcomes Malawi's repeal of news censorship law tag:cpj.org,2012://1.19944 2012-05-31T20:00:26Z 2012-06-04T14:34:53Z Nairobi, May 31, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Wednesday's vote in the Malawi parliament that repealed a sweeping amendment to the country's penal code which had allowed the government to ban any news "not in the public interest."... Committee to Protect Journalists The cover of local newspaper Daily Times last year, when the law was passed. (Sarah Berms)

Nairobi, May 31, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes Wednesday's vote in the Malawi parliament that repealed a sweeping amendment to the country's penal code which had allowed the government to ban any news "not in the public interest."

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Malawi tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17591 2012-02-21T05:31:00Z 2012-02-16T10:55:38Z Committee to Protect Journalists President Bingu wa Mutharika signed a penal code amendment that allowed the government to ban any publication it deemed “not in the public interest.” Authorities did not immediately use the new tactic, but local journalists said the law’s existence had created a chilling effect. Government officials also made use of court injunctions to silence critical coverage of public officials’ financial dealings. Authorities and ruling party supporters pushed back aggressively against coverage of nationwide protests over rising fuel costs and diminishing bank reserves: Police and security officers beat and detained journalists; the government blocked the transmissions of four private radio stations; and suspected ruling party supporters damaged two vehicles belonging to the private Zodiac Broadcasting Corp. The managers of a critical online news outlet, Nyasa Times, said they experienced a denial-of-service attack that took down their website during the protests.

]]> Malawi cracks down on media covering protests tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17632 2011-07-21T21:07:14Z 2011-07-21T21:12:12Z New York, July 21, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns sweeping arrests and attacks on journalists, as well as censorship by the administration of Malawi President Bingu Wa Muthiraka against media outlets reporting on nationwide antigovernment protests that erupted on Wednesday.... Committee to Protect Journalists Malawi police arresting protesters. (Malawi Voice)

New York, July 21, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns sweeping arrests and attacks on journalists, as well as censorship by the administration of Malawi President Bingu Wa Muthiraka against media outlets reporting on nationwide antigovernment protests that erupted on Wednesday.

]]> Assailants destroy Malawi broadcast trucks before protests tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17622 2011-07-19T22:17:06Z 2011-07-19T22:24:39Z New York, July 19, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by intimidation of the private Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) on Sunday and Monday by masked assailants as protests were planned for Wednesday in the capital.... Committee to Protect Journalists ZBS' smashed Land Rover. (ZBS)

New York, July 19, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned by intimidation of the private Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) on Sunday and Monday by masked assailants as protests were planned for Wednesday in the capital.

]]> Malawi amendment bans news 'not in public interest' tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16658 2011-02-01T21:38:49Z 2011-02-01T21:42:10Z Committee to Protect Journalists Mutharika (AFP)

New York, February 1, 2011--An amendment to Malawi's penal code, which became law last week, allows the government to ban any publication deemed contrary to public interest for an unspecified period of time, institutionalizing political censorship of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.  

On January 26, President Bingu wa Mutharika signed into law an amendment to Section 46 of the penal code that gives the information minister unchecked discretion to block a publication he or she deems against the "public interest," according to news reports and the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA). Previously, Section 46 only prohibited importation of publications considered seditious.

]]> Malawi government bans weekly tabloid tag:cpj.org,2010://1.16253 2010-11-01T21:22:06Z 2010-11-01T21:55:40Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, November 1, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a government ban on the publication of Malawian weekly tabloid The Weekend Times today. In a letter dated October 28, the National Archives of Malawi issued an immediate suspension of The Weekend Times on charges of failing to register the paper, according to news reports.

]]> Malawian president threatens newspaper closings tag:cpj.org,2010://1.15984 2010-08-31T19:15:11Z 2010-08-31T19:24:19Z New York, August 31, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns threatening comments made by President Bingu wa Mutharika against Malawian news outlets last week. Mutharika threatened to close newspapers that report critically about his administration after the private weeklies Malawi News and Weekend Nation cited a regional agency's report... Committee to Protect Journalists Mutharika says he will close newspapers that tarnish his government's image. (Reuters)

New York, August 31, 2010--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns threatening comments made by President Bingu wa Mutharika against Malawian news outlets last week. Mutharika threatened to close newspapers that report critically about his administration after the private weeklies Malawi News and Weekend Nation cited a regional agency's report forecasting food shortages in the country, local journalists told CPJ.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2009: Africa Developments tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13910 2010-02-16T05:02:50Z 2010-02-15T19:06:31Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ Malawi opposition radio station still off the air tag:cpj.org,2009://1.11296 2009-05-27T20:26:02Z 2009-05-27T20:30:35Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, May 27, 2009--A magistrate in Malawi should allow an opposition radio station sealed by police during general elections on May 19 to reopen, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. CPJ also called on authorities to drop criminal charges against two station presenters. 

]]> Malawi journalists detained during presidential election tag:cpj.org,2009://1.11273 2009-05-19T21:04:07Z 2009-05-19T21:37:32Z New York, May 19, 2009--Authorities in Malawi should immediately release three journalists arrested today in a police raid on an opposition radio station, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. The country is holding general elections between today and Thursday.... Committee to Protect Journalists

New York, May 19, 2009--Authorities in Malawi should immediately release three journalists arrested today in a police raid on an opposition radio station, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. The country is holding general elections between today and Thursday.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2007: Africa Snapshots tag:cpj.org,2008://1.6721 2008-02-05T16:59:20Z 2009-04-07T17:36:46Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & developments throughout the region]]> In Malawi, government agency shuts fledgling television station tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.5930 2007-11-02T16:00:00Z 2010-09-01T16:17:33Z New York, November 2, 2007--State regulators in the commercial city of Blantyre summarily pulled off the air on Tuesday Malawi's first private television station, citing an alleged regulatory violation, according to news reports and local journalists. The ruling, targeting a fledgling station close to opposition leader Bakili Muluzi in the... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, November 2, 2007--State regulators in the commercial city of Blantyre summarily pulled off the air on Tuesday Malawi's first private television station, citing an alleged regulatory violation, according to news reports and local journalists. The ruling, targeting a fledgling station close to opposition leader Bakili Muluzi in the lead-up to presidential polls in 2009, appeared to violate Malawi's media laws, according to CPJ research. In Malawi, private radio stations censored over political coverage tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.5931 2007-04-13T16:00:00Z 2007-04-13T16:00:00Z New York, April 13, 2007—Live radio broadcasts of opposition rallies in the lead-up to presidential polls in 2009 led state regulators in the commercial city of Blantyre this week to bar all private radio stations in Malawi from airing live broadcasts without permission, according to local journalists and media reports.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 13, 2007—Live radio broadcasts of opposition rallies in the lead-up to presidential polls in 2009 led state regulators in the commercial city of Blantyre this week to bar all private radio stations in Malawi from airing live broadcasts without permission, according to local journalists and media reports. Officials accused unnamed stations of airing “hate messages” but offered no evidence.

All private radio and television broadcasting stations must seek advance permission from the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) before conducting live broadcasts, according to a statement released by the agency on Tuesday. The directive threatened violators with unspecified punishment. “Of late, MACRA has noted with great concern that hate messages are being broadcast by various broadcasting stations,” the statement said.
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