The decision further delays migration to digital broadcasting and places strain on the urgently needed bandwidth for mobile data.
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The right to free and fair elections may be undermined if political parties cannot campaign due to COVID-19 restrictions by the state.
Clashes between mining companies and communities are often about the age-old question of whether mining, with its adverse impacts, can benefit the many or only a selected few.
Blocking citizen requests for information on a fund set up for COVID-19 relief undermines public trust in the government’s response to the pandemic.
The state in Ghana still justifies taking steps that amount to suppression of the media.
Shutting down or controlling access to the internet has become a go-to strategy among some African states who want to control the political narrative.
When India goes to polls in 2019, the incumbent BJP government will have much to answer about its record on accountability.
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PhD Candidate in Social Anthropology, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor of Law, North-West University
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