Zambia’s bishops call for freedom of the press

August 14, 2015

The bishops of Zambia have joined a coalition of 23 organizations that are calling for greater freedom of the press and of expression in the African nation.

“The Catholic Church wants to see a country where people can be free to express themselves,” Father Freeborn Kibombwe of the Zambia Episcopal Conference told Vatican Radio. “It is necessary to start an awareness campaign, to try to urge the government on this point.”

 

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Further information:

• Zambia: appello dei vescovi a una maggiore libertà di stampa (Vatican Radio)
• Zambia: Repeal Archaic Media Laws (Times of Zambia)