August 25, 2025
STATEMENT ON THE DETENTION OF JOURNALIST THANDIZO BANDA
Lusaka, August 25, 2025- The Free Press Initiative (FPI) is concerned with the detention of The Mast Kabwe-based journalist, Thandizo Banda, who was held by police for taking a photograph of a vehicle carrying Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson, Mrs. Mwangala Zaloumis, during her visit to Chowa Police Station to see her murder-accused daughter.Mr. Banda…
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July 28, 2025
FPI hosts national consultative forum on cyber laws in Lusaka
The first day of the National Consultative Forum on Cyber Laws, hosted by the Zambia Free Press Initiative and Young Women in Action, brought together young people from the Copperbelt, Eastern, and Southern provinces to reflect on the state of digital safety and freedoms in Zambia. The conversations went beyond presentations participants shared personal challenges,…
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May 20, 2025
Citizens, Journalists, and Activists Engage on Zambia’s New Cyber Laws at Lusaka Forum
Citizens, journalists, civil society actors, and persons with disabilities gathered in Lusaka on May 15 for a public forum aimed at deepening understanding of Zambia’s newly enacted cyber laws. The event was organized by the Zambia Free Press Initiative (FPI) in partnership with Young Women in Action (YWA), under the ongoing Claim Your Space project…
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April 30, 2025
FPI, Partners Champion Freedom of Expression Amid Growing Digital Rights Concerns
The Zambia Free Press Initiative (FPI), in collaboration with Young Women in Action (YWA), has intensified efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in Zambia through its Claim Your Space project. The initiative, supported by Global Fokus and the Danish Minorities Center for Human Rights & Development, comes at a critical time as the recently assented…
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April 8, 2025
FPI CALLS ON PRESIDENT HICHILEMA TO WITHHOLD ASSENT TO CYBER BILLS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: 8Th April 2025FPI CALLS ON PRESIDENT HICHILEMA TO WITHHOLD ASSENT TO CYBER BILLSThe Free Press Initiative (FPI) Zambia is deeply concerned with the recentpassage of the cyber bills by Parliament, which are now awaiting PresidentHakainde Hichilema’s assent.
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