Six journalists arrested over footage of South Sudan president wetting himself
State broadcaster’s staff held on suspicion of disseminating the clip of Salva Kiir at official event Six journalists have been detained by South Sudan security...
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Ethics row rages after South Sudan leader wets himself on live TV
Critics say President Salva Kiir is unfit to lead long-suffering nation while others decry mocking of ‘an elder’ Footage of the South Sudanese president Salva...
Nigeria frees student arrested after tweet about first lady Aisha Buhari
Aminu Adamu’s detention had sparked widespread outrage before Aisha Buhari withdrew complaint Nigeria has freed a student charged with “criminal defamation” over a tweet he...
Queen’s death intensifies criticism of British empire’s violent atrocities
American commentators, academics and others are calling into reconsideration of monarchy’s lasting influences The death of Queen Elizabeth II revived longstanding criticism in the US...
Chinese man executed for murder of former wife during live stream
Tang Lu was found guilty of killing social media star Lhamo by setting fire to her online in September 2020 A Chinese man has been...
‘Voice of April’: Chinese netizens get creative to keep censored film on social media
Rare show of political defiance came shortly after further strengthening of Shanghai’s Covid lockdown A virtual protest has taken place on China’s heavily monitored social...
Brazil military ‘posed as NGOs on social media’ to play down deforestation
Facebook owner Meta removes network from social media in move which could damage President Jair Bolsonaro Facebook owner Meta Platforms has removed a network of...
French reporter infiltrates campaign of far-right presidential candidate Éric Zemmour
Exclusive: Vincent Bresson says he witnessed casual racism and covert posts by ‘shadow Facebook army’ A reporter who infiltrated Éric Zemmour’s presidential election team has...
