This report provides an outlook on the current state of m edia freedom , freedom of expression, and digital rights in Zam bia, based on a stakeholder perception analysis conducted between January and June 2024. The analysis covered Zam bia’s 10 provinces, targeting 283 participants, including journalists, bloggers, m edia lecturers, civil society organisations (CSOs), political parties, and hum an rights defenders. The research successfully captured 275 responses out of a possible 283. On m edia freedom , the data collected show s that respondents largely perceive the m edia environm ent in Zam bia as not fully free. Journalists were asked whether they felt the m edia operated freely during the period under review. A significant portion, 118 (62% ), believed the m edia did not operate freely, while 72 (38% ) responded that it did. This negative perception stem s from frequent reports of harassm ent and intim idation experienced by journalists and bloggers. W hen com pared to the previous report (July-Decem ber 2023), where 73% of respondents indicated that the m edia operated freely while 26% believed that the m edia did not operate freely. The current period shows a 36% increase in those who believe that the m edia is not operating freely and a 35% decrease in those who believe the m edia is operating freely, suggesting a drop in tolerance for journalists' expression. Moving to Freedom of Expression, The m ajority of journalists (66% ) rated freedom of expression as “m edium ” over the last six m onths, while 23% considered to “high,” and 11% rated it “low”. This dem onstrates that while som e freedom exists, m ore needs to be done to secure both access to inform ation and freedom of expression. Political parties also expressed concerns about freedom of expression, with three to of five parties rating it as low. Sim ilarly, CSO representatives expressed that only 43% of citizens’ right to freedom of expression was respected, while 57% disagreed. Both groups em phasised that m ore aw areness is needed about digital rights, with 73% of CSOs indicating that citizens lac sufficient knowledge in this area.