Fama e morte

Poucas horas após lamentável massacre praticado em uma escola brasileira li, na séria BBC, uma matéria digna de ampla reflexão por nossa sociedade - e que aqui compartilho. O título: "Destaque na mídia é 'recompensa para atiradores".

Falou-se, então, que "para a americana Jaclyn Schildkraut, professora de Justiça Criminal da State University of New York, que há vários anos estuda massacres em escolas e universidades do país, esse excesso de atenção acaba recompensando os atiradores, ao torná-los famosos, e pode inspirar novos ataques".

E: "Schildkraut e outros especialistas ressaltam que uma das motivações desse tipo de massacre é a busca de atenção, fama e notoriedade. "Com o foco no atirador você está dizendo àqueles com ideias semelhantes que também serão recompensados com fama se fizerem algo parecido, ou até pior", observa".

O alerta seguinte: "Diversos estudos nos EUA analisam o fenômeno no qual autores de tiroteios buscam alcançar ou superar a fama de atiradores anteriores, matando ainda mais pessoas, no que é chamado de efeito imitação".

Seguiu, então, a pergunta: "Qual seria a maneira responsável de noticiar esse tipo de tragédia, respeitando tanto o direito do público à informação quanto a memória das vítimas e evitando dar fama aos autores?"

A sábia resposta: "Schildkraut cita campanhas como a "Sem Notoriedade", criada por Tom e Caren Teves, cujo filho, Alex, foi um dos 12 mortos no tiroteio em um cinema em Aurora, no Colorado, em 2012".

Ela explicou, em seguida: "O que se está propondo não é ignorar totalmente o autor, mas usar informações como seu nome ou imagem de forma muito limitada". Sugere-se, em seguida, "citar o nome apenas uma vez e nas menções posteriores referir-se apenas "ao atirador".

Especificamente: "Outras sugestões são não usar o nome do atirador em títulos ou com destaque, não usar fotos grandes que ocupem o maior espaço da reportagem e não publicar manifestos ou posts de redes sociais do autor. Abordar métodos e motivações para o ataque, mas sem focar excessivamente no autor e sua imagem".

Foi quando tive a ideia de percorrer o noticiário nacional a respeito. Salvo raríssimas exceções nenhum veículo observou lições tão óbvias, baseadas em experiências anteriores. Quão bom seria se pudéssemos aprender com os erros do passado!

Notícia #1

Riqueza dos 1% permitiria erradicar pobreza nos próximos 22 anos

Poverty

Notícias ao Minuto/Jun 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM

No documento "Do lucro privado ao poder público: Financiar o desenvolvimento, não a oligarquia", a organização não governamental (ONG) denunciou que a riqueza dos 1% mais ricos aumentou 33,9 biliões de dólares (cerca de 29 biliões de euros) em termos reais desde 2015, quando foram acordados os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da ONU.

O montante seria o suficiente para acabar com a pobreza anual 22 vezes, denunciou a ONG, no relatório publicado no âmbito da preparação da Conferência Internacional sobre o Financiamento do Desenvolvimento, que se realiza na próxima semana em Sevilha, no sul de Espanha.

Esta nova análise revelou um "aumento astronómico" na riqueza privada entre 1995 e 2023, com um crescimento de 342 biliões de dólares (296,4 biliões de euros), oito vezes maior que o da riqueza pública.

O documento acusa os governos ricos de estarem a fazer os maiores cortes na ajuda ao desenvolvimento, "algo essencial para a sobrevivência", desde que os registos de ajuda começaram em 1960.

"A riqueza de apenas três mil multimilionários aumentou 6,5 biliões de dólares [5,63 biliões de euros] em termos reais desde 2015 e representa agora o equivalente a 14,6% do PIB mundial", afirmou a ONG.

A análise argumentou ainda que só os países do G7 (grupo dos sete países mais desenvolvidos do mundo), que representam cerca de três quartos de toda a ajuda oficial, estão a reduzi-la em 28% até 2026, em comparação com 2024.

Ao mesmo tempo, a crise da dívida "está a levar à falência os países pobres, que estão a pagar muito mais aos seus credores ricos do que podem gastar em salas de aula ou hospitais".

O relatório também examina o papel dos credores privados, que "representam mais de metade da dívida dos países de baixo e médio rendimento, exacerbando a crise da dívida com a sua recusa em negociar e as suas condições punitivas".

"Os países ricos colocaram Wall Street no comando do desenvolvimento global. Trata-se de uma tomada de controlo global das finanças privadas que ultrapassou as estratégias com base empírica, para combater a pobreza através do investimento público e de uma tributação justa", afirmou o diretor-geral da Oxfam, Amitabh Behar.

A Oxfam apelou aos governos para que subscrevam as propostas políticas "que propõem uma mudança radical, combatendo a desigualdade extrema e transformando o sistema de financiamento do desenvolvimento".

Estas propostas incluem o desenvolvimento de novas parcerias estratégicas contra a desigualdade, a rejeição do financiamento privado como uma "solução milagrosa" para o desenvolvimento, a tributação dos ultraricos e a reforma da arquitetura da dívida, bem como a revitalização da ajuda.

"É tempo de rejeitar o consenso de Wall Street e, em vez disso, dar o controlo aos cidadãos. Os governos devem atender às exigências generalizadas de tributar os ricos e acompanhá-las com uma visão de construção de bens públicos, desde os cuidados de saúde à energia", acrescentou Behar.

A investigação foi elaborada pela empresa de estudos de mercado Dynata, entre maio e junho, no Brasil, Canadá, França, Alemanha, Quénia, Itália, Índia, México, Filipinas, África do Sul, Espanha, Reino Unido e Estados Unidos.

Em conjunto, estes países representam cerca de metade da população mundial, segundo a Oxfam.

Notícia #2

Mais de metade dos universitários em 'burnout'. 40% consome psicotrópicos

Notícias ao Minuto/Jun 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM

O estudo 'Ecossistemas de Aprendizagem Saudáveis nas Instituições de Ensino Superior em Portugal', a que a Lusa teve acesso e que é coordenado pela psicóloga Tânia Gaspar, da Universidade Lusófona, e que já fez várias investigações na área do comportamento juvenil, conclui que as dimensões prioritárias de intervenção nas universidades são as relacionadas com o bem-estar e a saúde mental.

O trabalho envolveu 2.339 estudantes entre os 17 e os 35 anos e foi elaborado pelo Observatório dos Ambientes de Aprendizagem Saudáveis e Participação Juvenil. Analisou diversas dimensões associadas à cultura da organização e aos ambientes onde se movem os estudantes no contexto académico.

O risco psicossocial relacionado com a saúde mental foi o que apresentou níveis mais elevados, com 61,6% dos estudantes a confessarem que no último mês se sentiram fisicamente exaustos, 46,2% a dizer que se sentiram irritados e 41,6% tristes.

Quase dois em cada três (65,5%) dizem-se incapazes de controlar as coisas que são importantes na sua vida, 61,5% tem falta de confiança na sua capacidade para lidar com os seus problemas e mais de metade (59,4%) sente que as dificuldades se acumulavam ao ponto de não ser capaz de as ultrapassar.

Em declarações à Lusa, a coordenadora do estudo, Tânia Gaspar, disse que esta investigação mostrou que 40% dos estudantes académicos toma psicotrópicos -- valor alinhado com os dados europeus -- e sublinhou: "Isto é uma falha do Serviço Nacional de Saúde, porque se nós trabalhássemos mais na prevenção e tivéssemos respostas mais rápidas, eles não precisavam de tomar medicação".

Por outro lado, afirmou que os profissionais de saúde "deviam parar para pensar" quando decidem passar mais medicação: "passam psicotrópicos quando a pessoa chega lá e diz que está um bocadinho ansiosa com os exames, ou que não consegue dormir".

"O efeito desta medicação num miúdo que seja mais depressivo é perigoso", alertou a especialista, insistindo: "nas crianças e jovens, a medicação não é inócua de todo. Tem de haver peso, conta e medida. Se tiver que ser, sim, mas o menos possível e com o melhor apoio paralelo possível".

A investigação mostrou que mais de um em cada 10 (13%) disse ter sido alvo de ameaças ou outra forma de abuso físico ou psicológico (insultos, assédio sexual), falam de queixas de racismo, xenofobia, discriminação de género e exclusão de alunos internacionais e pedem mais diversidade étnica e cultural no corpo docente.

Dos professores querem "maior empatia, sensibilidade cultural e compreensão", queixam-se de "assédio moral, sarcasmo, rebaixamento e favoritismo" nas aulas e apontam "falta de inteligência emocional" de alguns docentes, assim como ausência de formação em saúde mental.

Falam da necessidade de recursos e adaptações para estudantes com necessidades especiais, criticam a falta de sensibilidade nas instituições de ensino superior para os diferentes ritmos e estilos de aprendizagem.

"Eles aproveitaram este espaço para conseguir realmente dizer coisas que estão a acontecer nas universidades", disse à Lusa Tânia Gaspar, explicando: "os professores, não é abertamente, mas o que eles fazem é que, muitas vezes, desvalorizam os alunos, gozam com eles (...), há uma atitude às vezes de altivez em relação aos alunos, que hoje em dia não admitem".

Nesse sentido, disse que "tem de haver um trabalho profundo com os professores", que "estão desesperados": "estávamos habituados a ter os miúdos caladinhos antigamente. (...) Hoje em dia, de repente não se calam e são muito reivindicativos, são mais exigentes".

"Alguns professores ainda não ultrapassaram aquela questão das aulas teóricas doutorais e, portanto, há aqui uma grande distância para os alunos", acrescentou.

Tânia Gaspar considerou que "as relações na sociedade estão muito mais horizontais" e "os professores têm de saber como lidar" com esta situação.

Por outro lado -- recordou -- há cada vez mais alunos com neurodiversidade, ou seja, com necessidades especiais, diagnosticadas ou não, (...) e também há mais alunos sem qualquer diagnóstico, mas que têm efetivamente alterações emocionais e do comportamento (..) e os professores não percebem o que é que está a acontecer".

Elaborado pelo Observatório dos Ambientes de Aprendizagem Saudáveis e Participação Juvenil, que estuda e caracteriza as Instituições de Ensino Superior como Ambientes de Aprendizagem Saudáveis, o estudo concluiu que os estudantes estão desmotivados, queixam-se de métodos de ensino monótonos e pedem mudanças.

Os investigadores dizem que os resultados apontam para a necessidade de se pensar em "formas criativas" de envolver ativamente os estudantes na cultura e na vida da instituição.

Notícia #3

Worlds largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds

Banks increase fossil fuel financing

100+The Guardian by Oliver Milman/Jun 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM

The worlds largest banks boosted the amount of financing given to fossil fuel companies last year, committing $869bn to those involved in coal, oil and gas despite the worsening climate crisis and the banks own, fraying, environmental commitments, a new report has found.

The report, compiled by a coalition of eight green groups, shows that while the amount loaned by big banks to fossil fuel firms had been declining in 2021, last year saw an abrupt reversal. Two-thirds of the worlds largest 65 banks increased their fossil fuel financing by $162bn from 2023 to 2024.

Scientists have been clear that no new fossil fuel project can proceed if disastrous climate impacts are to be avoided, with last year the hottest ever recorded amid a slew of disasters driven by global heating.

However, many banks have recently watered down or ditched their own commitments to help reduce planet-heating emissions, amid a changing political dynamic that has seen the US again being led by Donald Trump, who has famously called climate science "a giant hoax" and "bullshit". In February, the US treasury withdrew from a global banking network that aims to increase green finance and reduce climate risk.

Four of the five largest fossil fuel financiers last year were American companies, with JPMorgan Chase lending the most at $53.5bn. Bank of America was second, followed by Citigroup. The Japanese bank Mizuho Financial was fourth, with Wells Fargo in fifth. The largest absolute increases in fossil fuel lending last year came from the top American institutions as well as Barclays, the British bank.

In the decade since the worlds political leaders committed, in the landmark Paris climate agreement, to restrain dangerous global heating, the biggest banks have continued to pour lending towards drilling projects, pipelines and other fossil fuel activity. In total, banks have financed fossil fuels by $7.9tn since the Paris deal.

"By injecting a staggering $869bn into fossil fuel financing in 2024 alone, the worlds largest banks fund the climate chaos that fossil fuel companies wreak on people and communities worldwide," said David Tong, global industry campaign manager at Oil Change International and a co-author of the report.

"Governments must step in and take urgent action to hold financial institutions accountable for their role in the climate crisis."

While most of the worlds top financial firms have pledged to abide by the Paris deal and help tackle the climate crisis, many of them have ignored or walked back these promises in the past year while predicting catastrophic global temperature rises. Last year, six US senators said that JPMorgan Chase may have misled investors by backtracking on its climate commitments.

Then, in January, shortly before the inauguration of Trump as US president, the six largest American banks - JP Morgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs - all withdrew from the net zero banking alliance.

The alliance is a United Nations-sponsored initiative to spur banks to align their lending and investment portfolios with the Paris goals. It requires banks to set targets and reduce emissions associated with their investments.

"This year, banks have shown their true colors - many have walked away from climate commitments and doubled down on financing fossil fuel expansion, even as global temperatures break records," said Lucie Pinson, director and founder at Reclaim Finance, and another report co-author.

"A few European banks may have inched forward, but for most, the lure of dirty money has proven too strong."

The Guardian contacted all of the top lenders to fossil fuels about the report, which is called Banking on Climate Chaos. A Citi spokesperson said that it supports the "transition to a low-carbon economy and, in 2021, made a commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas financed emissions by 2050.

"We work with our clients as they seek to decarbonize their businesses and support clean energy solutions as part of our $1tn sustainable finance goal. Our approach reflects the need to transition while also continuing to meet global needs for energy security, particularly in this time of increasing electricity demand."

A Barclays spokesperson said: "Barclays provides finance to meet consumer and businesses energy needs while financing the scaling of clean energy. Last year, we mobilised nearly $100bn more Sustainable and Transition Finance than in 2023 and continue to invest 500m in climate tech start-ups by 2027. These are significant interventions to support our clients to transition."

Notícia #4

Noise pollution harms health of millions across Europe, report finds

100+The Guardian by Damian Carrington Environment editor / Jun 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM

More than 110 million people across Europe suffer high levels of health-damaging noise pollution, according to a report. The resulting physiological stress and sleep disturbance leads to 66,000 early deaths a year and many cases of heart disease, diabetes and depression.

The report, from the European Environment Agency (EEA), focuses on noise from cars, trains and aeroplanes and found that 20% of the population of the European Economic Area (EEA) were affected. Separate research, using a slightly lower threshold for dangerous noise pollution, found that 40% of the UK population were exposed to harmful transport noise.

Seventeen million people endure particularly high noise pollution - "long-term, high-annoyance" - and almost 5 million suffer "severe" sleep disturbance. Fifteen million children live in areas of harmful noise. The harm to health from noise is greater than that from higher-profile risks including secondhand tobacco smoke or lead exposure, and incurs an economic cost of almost 100bn (86bn) a year, the analysis found.

The damage to health is likely to be an underestimate, the researchers said. Using the World Health Organizations stricter threshold for risky noise pollution gives an estimate of 150 million people across Europe exposed. The EUs target to cut the number of people chronically disturbed by transport noise by 30% by 2030 will not be met without further action, the researchers said.

"Noise pollution impacts our health by keeping our bodies in a constant state of fight or flight, even if we dont consciously realise it," said Dr Eulalia Peris at the EEA. "This can lead to harmful physiological responses such as inflammation and oxidative stress, and over time, this increases the risk of various health issues, including heart disease, diabetes, stroke, obesity, cognitive impairment in children and mental health problems."

"Noise pollution is not only an annoyance," added Peris, who has been affected herself. "My God, yes. Im very aware of the impacts of noise pollution, and Im very sensitive to it. It limits your life."

The report is based on data reported by EEA countries on transport noise, which is the most widespread and significant type of noise pollution. Other kinds, such as loud neighbours and music from bars, are also likely to damage health but are difficult to measure because of their intermittency.

The report found 92 million people across Europe were harmed by road transport noise, 18 million by railway noise and 2.6 million by aircraft noise. Published research on the health impact of noise pollution was used to estimate an annual toll of 66,000 premature deaths, 50,000 cases of cardiovascular diseases and 22,000 cases of type 2 diabetes.

The number of people in Europe affected by noise fell by only 3% between 2017 and 2022, but the researchers said numerous measures could be taken. Cutting speed limits for vehicles in urban areas and boosting the use of low-noise tyres would cut road traffic noise, they said, as would promoting public transport, walking and cycling.

The increasing number of electric cars will reduce noise less than might be expected, the researchers said, because the key source of noise at lower speeds is from the contact between the tyres and the road, not the engine. Traffic noise is also dominated by a small number of very loud vehicles.

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Railway noise could be cut by better maintenance of trains and track, and aircraft noise could be reduced by optimising landing and takeoff patterns and encouraging the introduction of quieter planes.

"Noise pollution is often overlooked, considered just an annoyance of everyday life," said the EEAs executive director, Leena Ylä-Mononen. One reason for this is that transport noise pollution is chronic, unlike air pollution which has peaks that lead to health alerts and raise awareness.

"However, long-term impacts of noise on our health and environment are widespread and significant," she said. "Children are also particularly vulnerable to the effects of noise, and its a problem all countries need to address urgently."

Notícia #5

Man Forgets Wife at Gas Station, Only Realizes 300 Km Later

Oddity Central by Spooky / Jul 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM

A 62-year-old man in France put police on high alert after calling emergency services to report that he had forgotten his wife at a highway gas station and couldnt remember which one.

On July 5th, a Paris man left on vacation for Morocco with his wife and daughter in the family car. They made several stops at gas stations along the way, but during one of these breaks, something peculiar happened. At around 4:30 in the morning, the man, whose name has not been revealed by the media, left the gas station without realizing he had forgotten his wife there. He only realized his mistake about 300 km (186 miles) later, and quickly called emergency services for help. It was a very bizarre conversation, as the man not only had to explain how he could have forgotten his wife at a gas station, but also had trouble remembering which gas station it was.

"We received this rather confusing call around 8:30 a.m.," the Gendarmerie in Frances Lardes region told France 3. "The man no longer knew where he had stopped, or when. The gentleman mentioned a break he had made near Orléans. We contacted our colleagues on site to have them check."

Interestingly, the couples 22-year-old daughter was in the car the whole time, but she couldnt offer much assistance to police because she was asleep and had no idea where her father had forgotten her mother. Despite checking multiple rest areas along the motorway, police couldnt find the missing woman, which only made the situation more tense, because they began to suspect that the 62-year-old man had forgotten the woman on purpose.

Luckily, this strange story has a happy ending! The police were able to locate the missing woman with the help of a mobile network operator by tracking her phone. She was at a motorway service station in Deux-Sèvres, 300 kilometers away from where her husband had realized she was missing. The woman hadnt moved since 4:30 a.m., waiting for her family to return.

Following a short investigation, police concluded that the Paris man had genuinely forgotten his wife, so after reuniting the family, they were allowed to continue their journey to Morocco.

Notícia #6

World Bank: 421 million living in extreme poverty globally as conflicts more than tripled since 2000

Poverty

Malay Mail - Money/Jun 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM

WASHINGTON, June 28 - Conflicts and related fatalities have more than tripled since the early 2000s, fuelling extreme poverty, the World Bank said yesterday.

Economies in fragile and conflict-affected regions have become "the epicentre of global poverty and food insecurity, a situation increasingly shaped by the frequency and intensity of conflict," the bank added in a new study.

This year, 421 million people get by on less than US$3 (RM12.70) a day in places hit by conflict or instability - a situation of extreme poverty - and the number is poised to hit 435 million by 2030.

Global attention has been focused on conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East for the past three years, said World Bank Group chief economist Indermit Gill.

But "half of the countries facing conflict or instability today have been in such conditions for 15 years or more," he added.

Currently, 39 economies are classified as facing such conditions, and 21 of them are in active conflict, the Washington-based development lender said.

The list includes Ukraine, Somalia, South Sudan and the West Bank and Gaza.

It also includes Iraq although not Iran.

The report flagged that moves to prevent conflict can bring high returns, with timely interventions being "far more cost-effective than responding after violence erupts."

It also said that some of these economies have advantages that could be used to reignite growth, noting that places like Zimbabwe, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo are rich in minerals key to clean tech like electric vehicles and solar panels.

"Economic stagnation - rather than growth - has been the norm in economies hit by conflict and instability over the past decade and a half," said Ayhan Kose, World Bank Group deputy chief economist.

The banks report noted that high-intensity conflicts, which kill more than 150 per million people, are typically followed by a cumulative fall of around 20 percent in GDP per capita after five years. - AFP

Notícia #7

Africa: 'Journalism is Not a Crime' - Courts Weaponised Against African Journalists

AllAfrica News by [email protected] (allAfrica) / Jul 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM

Johannesburg - A disturbing pattern is emerging across Africa where courts are being weaponised to silence journalists, with two high-profile cases this week highlighting how the judicial system is being used to punish reporters for simply doing their jobs.

In Zimbabwe, veteran editor Faith Zaba remains detained at the notorious Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison alongside hardened criminals after being arrested for a satirical column. Meanwhile, in Algeria, French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the "crime" of interviewing a football club president.

The parallel cases have sparked a continental outcry, with media organizations across Africa and international press freedom groups rallying behind the rallying cry: "Journalism is not a crime!"

Zaba, Editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested on Monday on charges of "undermining the authority of the President" over a satirical "Muckraker" column that reportedly described President Emmerson Mnangagwa as heading a "mafia state".

Despite her severe illness and pleas from her lawyers, Zaba has been remanded to Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison - Zimbabwes most notorious detention facility that houses murderers, rapists, and other violent criminals. The decision to place a journalist in such conditions is widely seen as deliberate punishment designed to intimidate the media.

"This is not about justice - this is about using the courts to terrorise journalists," said Dumisani Muleya, chairman of the Zimbabwe National Editors Forum. "Placing Faith in Chikurubi with hardened criminals while shes seriously ill is cruel and calculated intimidation."

The Southern Africa Editors' Forum (SAEF) described the detention as "appalling" and warned it represents a dangerous precedent for the region. "When courts become instruments of oppression rather than justice, democracy itself is under threat," SAEF stated.

Algeria: Seven Years for a Sports Interview

The weaponisation of courts against journalists reached shocking new heights in Algeria, where Christophe Gleizes was sentenced to seven years in prison on June 29 for "glorifying terrorism" and "possessing propaganda publications harmful to the national interest."

His crime? Interviewing the president of JS Kabylie football club, who authorities claim has ties to the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie, an opposition group seeking autonomy for the northern Kabylie region.

Gleizes, a freelance sports journalist who has contributed to French magazines So Foot and Society, traveled to Algeria in 2023 to report on the prominent football team. He was arrested on May 28, 2024, in Tizi Ouzou, about 60 miles east of Algiers.

"Sentencing a journalist to seven years in prison over an interview is a clear indication of the governments intolerance of press freedom," said Sara Qudah, Regional Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). "This is judicial persecution masquerading as law enforcement."

Continental Pattern of Judicial Intimidation

The cases reflect a broader trend across Africa where authoritarian governments are increasingly using courts to legitimize press freedom violations. Unlike the crude censorship of the past, todays crackdowns often come wrapped in legal procedures that provide a veneer of due process while delivering the same chilling effect.

In Zimbabwe alone, prominent journalist Hopewell Chinono faced multiple arrests and court proceedings in 2020 and 2021, while Blessed Mhlanga spent 73 days in detention earlier this year. Each case involved charges that criminalized standard journalistic practices.

Media rights organisations note that this judicial weaponization is particularly insidious because it creates the appearance of rule of law while systematically dismantling press freedom. Courts become complicit in persecution rather than serving as protectors of constitutional rights.

Global 'Journalism is Not a Crime Movement

The parallel detention of Zaba and sentencing of Gleizes has energized the global press freedom movement, with journalists and media organizations across continents declaring solidarity under the banner "Journalism is Not a Crime!"

International media houses, press freedom organisations, and journalist unions are coordinating campaigns demanding the immediate release of both reporters. The movement emphasizes that conducting interviews, writing satirical columns, and holding power accountable are fundamental journalistic activities protected under international law.

"When asking questions becomes terrorism and satire becomes sedition, weve entered a dark chapter for press freedom," said a joint statement from African press freedom organizations. "Courts that should protect constitutional rights are instead being used to crush them."

SADC Summit: A Test of Regional Leadership

The timing is particularly significant as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) prepares for its annual summit in Madagascar this August. Regional leaders will face pressure to address the systematic abuse of judicial systems to silence journalists.

SAEF has called for press freedom violations to be a key agenda item, urging democratic governments within SADC to pressure Zimbabwe and other countries engaging in judicial persecution of journalists.

"This is a defining moment for SADC," the forum stated. "Will regional leaders stand with press freedom or remain silent while courts are perverted into instruments of oppression?"

International Diplomatic Pressure

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