Uproar over Kenyan anti-terror bill

Kenya's parliament passes a bill giving the president and intelligence agencies greater powers to tackle terrorism, despite fierce criticism.

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Habari Zinazoendana

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Egypt imposes new anti-terror laws

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Kenya anti-terror law thrown out

Kenya's top court throws out key aspects of new anti-terrorism legislation, including clauses that curbed media freedom and capped refugee numbers.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

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Police issue new anti-terror rules

>Police have issued new guidelines for passengers aboard buses entering Uganda at all border points in the wake of terrorist attacks in Kenya. Likewise, there are new rules for tourists coming to Uganda.

 

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Kenya's anti-terror forces under fire

Why Kenya anti-terror agents 'opt to eliminate suspects'

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Kenyan police 'target' terror suspects

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10 years ago

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Kenyan MPs brawl over security bill

Kenyan MPs trade blows, and one has his shirt torn, amid a chaotic parliamentary session called to push through a tough new security bill.

 

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'Draconian' Kenyan media bill signed

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta signs into law a media bill which journalist groups have condemned as "draconian" and an attack on democracy.

 

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TheCitizen

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Report chides Ethiopia anti-terror law

Ethiopia’s use of sweeping anti-terrorism law to imprison journalists and other legislative restrictions are hindering the development of free and independent media in Africa’s second largest country, according to a report published today by the International Press Institute (IPI).

 

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