Lesotho has seen its share of political upheaval in the last four years, with the government changing hands three times in this period. Repressive laws such as the libel and defamation clause contained within the common law of Lesotho, have been pinpointed as root causes of journalists and citizens alike being unable to express their opinions fearlessly. This has �resulted in a great deal of self-censorship by journalists due to extremely high fees in libel cases handed down by courts against publications and airing of information generally seen as critical of the government�, according to the 2018 AMB Lesotho report. The AMB report also highlights how intimidation has started to play a part in making �citizens become cautious, and journalists avoid reporting on certain issues.� There have been substantial reports of Journalists receiving threatening phone calls, and members of the public have been arrested for commenting on certain issues. As panellists at the 2018 AMB note, it has, therefore, �become a common fixture for callers calling in to radio programmes to remain anonymous while print media journalists will use pseudonyms or revert to using the by-line of �staff reporter� to avoid the potential ramifications of using their own name.� Panellists also feel much remains to be done with respect to the legal framework in the country. Lesotho continues to have several laws on the statute books which unreasonably limit the functions of the media. The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Lesotho has highlighted 14 such laws. However, in 2016 the Constitutional Court ruled that the criminal defamation law in the Penal Code was unconstitutional, and thereby repealed this law. Although additional media law reform remains critical in light of MISA�s findings, panellists say the repeal of this law is incredibly promising as it presents important strides towards media freedom.