Text of report by Cyprian Musoke entitled "We wont repress the media - government" published by Ugandan newspaper The New Vision website on 23 May The government does not want to crack down on the media, Information Minister Kirunda Kivejinja has said.

Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV, on 13 November [Presenter] The Information and Culture Ministry has called on the visual media sources to observe what has been described as the spirit of the law and journalistic ethics while airing footage of incidents.

Overview The media scene in Malawi, a landlocked state in southern Africa, has seen profound changes since the advent of multi-party politics in the 1990s.

Text of article by Muhyi-al-Din al-Muhammad headlined "The Syrian media and the potential for development", carried by Syrian newspaper Tishrin website on 28 June Criticism for the Syrian media by the workers in and the supervisors of these media and by the government escalates from time to time.

Text of report by Kazakh Channel 31 TV on 5 June [Presenter] Kazakh information minister, Yermukhamet Yertysbayev, has been accused of suppressing Kazakh mass media at someone's order.