Zim journalist detained over a satirical article critical of Mnangagwa - The Zambian Observer

Editor Faith Zaba Granted Bail After Satirical Article Arrest

Zimbabwean journalist and Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba was granted bail on Friday, 4 July, after spending four days in police custody in what civil society organisations have condemned as a blatant attack on press freedom and freedom of expression. Faith Zaba was arrested in Harare on 1 July 2025, facing charges of “undermining the authority of or insulting the President,” in connection with a satirical article published in the weekly …

Zim journalist detained over a satirical article critical of Mnangagwa - The Zambian Observer

A prominent Zimbabwean journalist was detained Wednesday over a satirical article critical of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a move that media groups have condemned as another attack on freedom of expression. Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper, was charged by prosecutors who allege her article, titled “When you become mafia state,” published under the […] The post Zim journalist detained over a satirical article critical of …

Turkey: EFJ-IFJ condemn censorship of satirical magazine LeMan

The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) strongly condemn the arrests of cartoonists and media workers of the satirical magazine LeMan on charges of “inciting the public to hatred and enmity” and call for the charges to be dropped.  On 2 July 2025, Turkish authorities arrested four staff members of satirical magazine LeMan on charges of “inciting the public hatred and enmity” over a controversial cartoon, published in …