Signatures CAMPAIGN FOR PRESS FREEDOM AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN AFRICA Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

#	First Name	Last Name	State	Country	Comments
51	David	Balikowa		UG	Free all journalists, scrap dracinian media laws of sedition, libel, publication of false news, criminal defamation, insult laws
52	Jeremy	Dear		UK
53	Umaru Sitta	Turay	MO	SL	I know it is wrong and therefore protest.
54	kader	abdoulkader		DJ
55	Herbert	Boh	MD	CM	I fully support press freedom all over the world and believe that the African Union can play a decisive role in repealing repressive laws in Africa. This is an opportunity to act.
56	Shulamith	Koenig	NY	US	There is no other option but human rights,. and no one human rights can violate another. And if we are to develop in the words of Nelson Mandela: --a new political culture based on human rights the freedom of press and expression is pivotal and an imperative to the realization of human rights for all women, men youth and children. Our journalists are spearheading critical thinking and analysis which is critical to creating a world based on human rights. Without them oppression wil go unchecked and the hopes for the realization of human rights will be in doubt. Free journalists and a free media are the signs of a free, creative responsible and healthy society!
57	MILLCENT	TANHIRA		ZW
58	Miriam	O'Connor		IE
59	Gerry	Leibel		ZA	In order to effectively train the journalists of tomorrow, the training needs to take place in an environment where the values of a free press are protected and cherished.
60	Christopher	Selbach		BE
61	Mamadou	NDAO		SN	Full support of this petition
62	Malika	ALAMI		MA
63	Elisabeth	Emeh		AT
64	Kuzma	Prizmic		AT	no e-mail-address
65	Sylvain	DOUA GOULY		CI
66	Sylvain	DOUA GOULY		CI	Je suis contre les brimades des journalistes.
67	Thomas	Kamilindi	AK	RW
68	James	Jukwey		UK	For NEPAD to work Africa will need an unfettered media. African journalists have come a long way and I believe freedom will not mean they will forget their responsibility to the motherland.
69	khaled	Abdu		SA	i am one of the victims (Eritrean jornalist who never experienced free press so far for being only african ! HUH is that all Being African !
70	Ricardo	Malate		MZ	A man can not be free without be allowed to think and expresses freelly his ow oppinions using the press.
71	Motlhaleemang	Ntebela		BW	It is necessary both to ratify and implement policies on free of expression and media for them to be meaningful.
72	Clayton	Haswell	CA	US
73	SY	Cheriff		BF
74	Patrick	Burnett		ZA
75	Annabel	Meere		NL
76	Byron	Loker		ZA
77	omar	ali		CA
78	olayinka	oyebode		NG	Now is the time for genuine action that will make jounalism practice in africa less harzadous
79	Sylvain	Timamo Tedjon		CM	This petition was necessary.
80	Mfanawenkhosi S	Simelane		SZ	I Mfanawenkhosi S Simelane do associate myself with the straggle for the freedom of journalist in this region. Let us take away the shame from the African people by working out a comprehensive strategy that will take us to where we desire to be.
81	Carolize	Jansen		ZA
82	Stephen	Campbell		UK
83	Guy	Berger		ZA
84	Henry	Maina		KE	The African states bid to introduce Anti-terrorism laws takes us one hundred years back. Our laws are still full of official secrets acts, defamation acts, laws of licensing media. This should end.
85	Ruth	De Vries		NL
86	Blessing	Ruzengwe		ZW	Press has no condition and it should be granted as such
87	Astrid	Schipper		NL
88	Negash	Gessesse		ET	On behalf of myself
89	Michée	BOKO		BJ	I strongly support the initiative.
90	Philip	Costa
91	Francis	Mukuzunga		ZW	I am currently in Maputo for the summit and will certainly make certain the concerns are addressed.
92	tchoumi	bertrand		CM	I am supporting your action for press freeedom and democraty in africa.
93	Andrea	Trentini		IT
94	Nomahlubi	Matiwane		SZ	Fully support this petition. Swaziland has experienced the closure of one newspaper and one megazine under supressive legislation.
95	SEUMO	Hugues Bertin		CM	Nous espérons que les journalistes pourront à travers cette petition exercer pleinement leur métier en Afrique. Notre souhait le plus ardent. Hugues SEUMO
96	Lunga	Masuku	NY	US	Leaders like King Mswati 111 of Swaziland should be forced to embrace basic freedoms.
97	Lunga	Masuku	NY	US	Leaders like King Mswati 111 of Swaziland should be forced to embrace basic freedoms.
98	Samba Dialimpa	BADJI		SN
99	Rayborn	Bulley		GH	The let rise and defend the rights of individuals and of access to information by journalists so that we will not restricted to doing damage control or shouting at the top of our voices when the damage is already done.
100	Martha Lyimo	Lyimo		TZ