World's Press Groups assess media scene in EU-hopeful Montenegro

PODGORICA, MONTENEGRO: Three global press organisations have agreed to assess the media landscape in Montenegro, a young democracy which hopes to join the European Union but whose candidacy has raised press freedom concerns. 11 Mar 2011 06:00

Scrap archaic laws incriminating journalists - Raymond Louw

[Issa Sikiti da Silva] While the Tunisian media now have their freedom and began working in a hassle-free environment thanks to the people's revolution, thousands of outspoken journalists in many parts of Africa still live and work in fear of being detained, tortured and killed partly due to outdated draconian media laws still applied all over the continent. South African media rights activist Raymond Louw has called for the scrapping of these laws, as the number of journalists incriminated by this legislation increases. 20 Jan 2011 12:06