Committee to Protect Journalists - Zambia tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2012-12-31T20:01:34Z Movable Type 4.38 In Zambia, musician accused in attack on photographer tag:cpj.org,2012://1.20858 2012-12-31T18:17:58Z 2012-12-31T20:01:34Z Nairobi, December 31, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Zambia to thoroughly investigate accusations that a well-known rhumba musician attacked a freelance photographer on Friday at a concert in Lusaka, the capital.... Committee to Protect Journalists Koffi Olomide performs in a hotel in Lukasa. (The Post)

Nairobi, December 31, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities in Zambia to thoroughly investigate accusations that a well-known rhumba musician attacked a freelance photographer on Friday at a concert in Lusaka, the capital.

]]> Zambian ruling party members charged in TV crew attack tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17627 2011-07-20T21:46:20Z 2011-07-21T14:27:13Z Committee to Protect Journalists Muvi Television journalists are interviewed after an attack in Nakachenje. (Muvi)

New York, July 20, 2011--Zambian law enforcement and judiciary officials must ensure that justice is fully served in Monday's attack against three television journalists and their driver, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Two officials of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) have been arrested in connection with the attack.

]]> Authorities illegally shutter radio station in Zambia tag:cpj.org,2011://1.16630 2011-01-27T21:55:58Z 2011-01-27T21:57:24Z New York, January 27, 2011--Authorities in Zambia's Western Province must immediately allow community station Radio Lyambayi to return to air, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The government raided the private broadcaster based in Mongu, about 360 miles (580 kilometers) west of the capital, Lusaka, carting away computers and... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, January 27, 2011--Authorities in Zambia's Western Province must immediately allow community station Radio Lyambayi to return to air, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The government raided the private broadcaster based in Mongu, about 360 miles (580 kilometers) west of the capital, Lusaka, carting away computers and other broadcasting equipment on January 16, according to the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA).

]]> In Zambia, Post Editor Fred M’membe sent to prison tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14757 2010-06-04T20:13:57Z 2010-06-04T20:20:19Z New York, June 4, 2010—Veteran Zambian Editor Fred M’membe was sent to prison today following his sentencing for contempt of court sparked by an op-ed on the state’s prosecution of a journalist, according to local journalists and news reports.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 4, 2010—Veteran Zambian Editor Fred M’membe was sent to prison today following his sentencing for contempt of court sparked by an op-ed on the state’s prosecution of a journalist, according to local journalists and news reports.

]]> Zambia should halt harassment of The Post, M’membe tag:cpj.org,2010://1.14754 2010-06-03T21:28:58Z 2010-06-04T15:10:46Z Committee to Protect Journalists M’membe, right, outside court. (The Post)

New York, June 3, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda and his administration to halt the ongoing harassment of the nation’s leading independent newspaper The Post and its award-winning editor Fred M’membe. On Tuesday, a magistrate in the capital, Lusaka, convicted M'membe on a criminal charge of contempt of court and scheduled sentencing for Friday, defense lawyer Remmy Mainza told CPJ. M’membe, a 1995 recipient of CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award, could face up to six months in prison, said Mainza. He said the defense would likely appeal the verdict.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2009: Zambia tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13903 2010-02-16T05:04:00Z 2010-02-15T18:49:38Z h7 {float:none;width:auto;height:auto;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:normal; margins:5px;} Top Developments• Ruling party supporters behind assaults against journalists.• Government wages politicized prosecutions against The Post. Key Statistic 400: Estimated turnout at a demonstration protesting anti-press attacks. Press freedom deteriorated in the first full year of Rupiah Banda’s presidency. Tensions mounted between Banda’s government and the... Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/ Top Developments
• Ruling party supporters behind assaults against journalists.
• Government wages politicized prosecutions against The Post.

Key Statistic
400: Estimated turnout at a demonstration protesting anti-press attacks.

Press freedom deteriorated in the first full year of Rupiah Banda’s presidency. Tensions mounted between Banda’s government and the leading independent daily The Post. Politicized criminal charges were leveled at Post staff members concerning the circulation of photos that Banda labeled “obscene” but others saw as a shocking look at a government health-care problem. Ruling party supporters were tied to a series of attacks against The Post and other journalists.

]]> CPJ pleased by Kabwela acquittal in Zambia tag:cpj.org,2009:/blog//8.13814 2009-11-16T18:25:16Z 2009-11-18T21:11:28Z We issued the following statement after the Lusaka Magistrate Court acquitted Zambian journalist Chansa Kabwela today on pornography charges. The independent daily Post editor was charged with pornography for disseminating photos to several government officials of a woman giving birth in a hospital car park during a nurses strike in... Committee to Protect Journalists

]]> Veteran Zambian editor charged with contempt over op-ed tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13739 2009-10-15T21:03:09Z 2009-11-18T21:25:53Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, October 15, 2009—The editor-in-chief of Zambia’s largest newspaper was criminally charged for the second time on Wednesday after running an op-ed critical of controversial pornography charges against a journalist, according to local journalists and news reports. 

]]> Zambian paper's staff summoned on contempt charges tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13531 2009-08-31T21:45:07Z 2009-08-31T21:49:27Z New York, August 31, 2009--A magistrate in Zambia issued a summons today for the entire editorial staff of the southern African country's largest independent newspaper to appear in court on Wednesday on contempt charges, according to local journalists and news reports. The ruling was prompted by an op-ed commenting on... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 31, 2009--A magistrate in Zambia issued a summons today for the entire editorial staff of the southern African country's largest independent newspaper to appear in court on Wednesday on contempt charges, according to local journalists and news reports. The ruling was prompted by an op-ed commenting on the prosecution of the paper's news editor. 

]]> In Zambia, bogus charges filed against Post reporter tag:cpj.org,2009://1.13009 2009-07-15T20:47:44Z 2009-07-15T20:50:43Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, July 15, 2009--The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the arrest of Zambian journalist Chansa Kabwela on bogus charges of circulating obscene materials. 

]]> Government extends ban on station’s call-in programs tag:216.139.245.96,2008:/cases//9.115 2008-01-10T17:00:00Z 2008-01-10T17:00:00Z JANUARY 10, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 Radio LyambaiCENSORED The Ministry of Information has extended a ban on call-in programs at Radio Lyambai in the western province of Mongu. On November 30, 2007, the ministry’s director of press and planning, Juliana Mwila, sent a letter to the station banning its... Committee to Protect Journalists JANUARY 10, 2008
Posted January 18, 2008

Radio LyambaiCENSORED

The Ministry of Information has extended a ban on call-in programs at Radio Lyambai in the western province of Mongu. On November 30, 2007, the ministry’s director of press and planning, Juliana Mwila, sent a letter to the station banning its call-in programs and calling them “a platform for confrontation, controversies, and a channel of insults and misinformation.” The ministry sent another letter to the station in January 2008 stating that the ban will continue indefinitely, according to the station’s deputy manager, Muyumbana Nyambe.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2006: Africa Snapshots tag:216.139.245.96,2007://1.6796 2007-02-05T16:46:58Z 2009-04-07T18:14:35Z Committee to Protect Journalists Attacks & developments throughout the region

]]> Two journalists arrested, charged for "false news" tag:216.139.245.96,2006:/cases//9.417 2006-03-21T17:00:00Z 2006-03-21T17:00:00Z MARCH 11, 2006 Posted March 21, 2006 Matongo Maumbi, Radio Chikuni Jyde Hamoonga, Radio Chikuni HARASSED, LEGAL ACTION Maumbi and Hamoonga, two journalists working for Radio Chikuni, a community station in the southern district of Monze, were arrested and charged with publishing “false news with intent to cause fear and... Committee to Protect Journalists MARCH 11, 2006
Posted March 21, 2006

Matongo Maumbi, Radio Chikuni
Jyde Hamoonga, Radio Chikuni
HARASSED, LEGAL ACTION

Maumbi and Hamoonga, two journalists working for Radio Chikuni, a community station in the southern district of Monze, were arrested and charged with publishing “false news with intent to cause fear and alarm to the public.” The journalists were detained overnight by police and released on bond, according to the local chapter of the Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA).
]]> State declines to prosecute journalist tag:216.139.245.96,2006:/cases//9.416 2006-02-15T17:00:00Z 2006-02-15T17:00:00Z February 15, 2006 Original Alert: November 9, 2005 Fred M'membe, The Post HARASSED, LEGAL ACTION The Zambian state declined to prosecute award-winning journalist M'membe for criticizing President Levy Mwanawasa. M'membe, editor of Zambia's leading daily The Post, was charged with insulting the president in November 2005. He was released on... Committee to Protect Journalists February 15, 2006
Original Alert: November 9, 2005

Fred M'membe, The Post
HARASSED, LEGAL ACTION

The Zambian state declined to prosecute award-winning journalist M'membe for criticizing President Levy Mwanawasa. M'membe, editor of Zambia's leading daily The Post, was charged with insulting the president in November 2005. He was released on bail after six hours in policy custody. He faced prison if convicted.
]]> Prominent editor charged with defaming the president tag:216.139.245.96,2005://1.4653 2005-11-09T17:00:00Z 2005-11-09T17:00:00Z New York, November 9, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists today voiced outrage at the criminal defamation charge brought against award-winning journalist Fred M’membe for criticizing Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa. M’membe, editor of Zambia’s leading daily The Post, was charged and released on bail after six hours in policy custody. He... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, November 9, 2005—The Committee to Protect Journalists today voiced outrage at the criminal defamation charge brought against award-winning journalist Fred M’membe for criticizing Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa. M’membe, editor of Zambia’s leading daily The Post, was charged and released on bail after six hours in policy custody. He is due in court tomorrow, Sam Mujuda, a lawyer for The Post, said. He faces prison if convicted.
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