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Friday 14 February 2020 08:31 Freedom on paper, not in reality! Zambian journalist and an IPI member, founder of the Free Press Initiative Zambia, Joan Chirwa wrote as part of the Article Collaboration between IPI and Evrensel Daily Joan Chirwa (Photograph: IPI)  DAILY NEWS Joan Chirwa* Police callouts, closures of media institutions, threats, heavy political control of the news media and all other ills that make journalists resign themselves to unprofessional practices have become a common feature in the media industry in many African countries. When and how did we get here? This is the question that many of us have...

Press Statement from Media Liaison Committee attacks on defenceless Zambian journalists Sunday, February 16, 2020 The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) would like to condemn the attack on defenceless journalists that occurred on Friday February 14, 2020 in Lusaka’s Linda township. Journalists from Zed Entertainment TV were attacked by a mob that was enraged over some people suspected to be behind the spate of gassing that has rocked most parts of the country. Those attacked are Eric Malyangu Jnr, the head of news at the TV station, Sokosi Banda an intern journalist and a camera person Joseph Kaluba. The trio was...