MISA welcomes police apology, calls for more openness between media and police

MISA-Swaziland Statement October 3 2013 In the wake of police attacks on working journalists, MISA Swaziland jointly with the Swaziland Editors Forum (SEF) on Monday met National Police Commissioner, Isaac Magagula, at the Royal Swaziland Police Headquarters. Times of Swaziland reporter Sisho Magagula was manhandled and had his pictures deleted from the company camera atContinue reading “MISA welcomes police apology, calls for more openness between media and police”

MISA Statement on Police Harassment in Swaziland

MISA-Swaziland Statement October 3 2013 Following the unwarranted police attacks on print media journalists in their line of duty, MISA Swaziland condemns these continued acts of media freedom violation. Two weeks ago, a Hlathikhulu Police Station desk officer manhandled Times of Swaziland reporter, Sisho Magagula, and deleted pictures from his camera while he was onContinue reading “MISA Statement on Police Harassment in Swaziland”

Thoughts on media freedom under Swaziland’s ‘monarchical democracy’

The following IFEX (International Freedom of Expression Exchange) article by Caro Rolando was posted online at http://www.ifex.org on October 2 2013. Rolando is IFEX Editor for Africa, Europe and Central Asia. Swaziland is a country that many people know little about. The small, landlocked nation is too-often reduced by international media to being home toContinue reading “Thoughts on media freedom under Swaziland’s ‘monarchical democracy’”