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Southern Africa: Misa Regional Preliminary Statement On Media Freedom, Digital Rights and Access to Information in the 2026 Zambia General Elections

Southern Africa: Misa Regional Preliminary Statement On Media Freedom, Digital Rights and Access to Information in the 2026 Zambia General Elections

MISA Regional acknowledges the enactment of the Access to Information (ATI) law and the repeal of criminal defamation of the president as historical milestones. However, these are paper victories that have been neutralised by institutional silence.

15 August 2026

Lusaka, Zambia

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