JOURNALISTS IN BOTSWANA WORKING IN ‘PERSISTENT CLIMATE OF FEAR’
“Outsiders have a general perception of Botswana as a free, open, and democratic country. But there has been noticeable regress in freedom of speech and expression under President Ian Khama,” INK Centre for Investigative Journalism’s Managing Partner Joel Konopo tells Pen America.
Editor charged with sedition for publishing story of Botswana President’s car crash
The Lobatse high court will soon hear a bizarre sedition case against a prominent Botswana newspaper editor, which is damaging the country’s standing as a bastion of democracy and media freedom in Africa.
