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Burundi
Freedom of Expression Violations
AFEX condemns the detention of journalist Sandra Muhoza
On April 14, 2024, journalist Sandra Muhoza with online media outlet La Nova Burundi was reportedly arrested by the police and later handed over...
Malawi
Freedom of Expression Violations
MISA demands immediate release of arrested Malawian journalist
What happened
MISA demands the immediate release of the Malawi journalist, Macmillan Mhone who was arrested on Monday 8 April 2024 over a story that...
South Sudan Censorship
AFEX Petitions South Sudan to Reopen Nation Mirror Newspaper
Why South Sudan Authorities Must Reopen Nation Mirror Newspaper
“Freedom of expression is a fundamental human right that needs to be universally protected”, the Universal...
South Sudan Censorship
AFEX Denounces Indefinite Closure of Private Newspaper in South Sudan
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and its member, the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) denounce the indefinite closure of...
Mauritania Attacks
Mauritania: 13 Anti-Slavery Activists Jailed
This statement was originally published by mfwa.org on August 25, 2016
Thirteen anti-slavery activists in Mauritania have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from...
Guinea Attacks
Guinea: Police Bar Media from Court, Brutalise Reporter
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 15, 2016.
Anti-riot police on duty at a court in Conakry have beaten up a journalist...
Liberia Attacks
Liberia: Radio Station Shut Down
This statement was originally published by mfwa.org on August 14, 2016.
The government of Liberia has shut down privately-owned Radio LIB24.
The MFWA’s partner organisation in...
Mauritania Censorship
Mauritania: Authorities ban Media from Covering Arab League Summit
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 1, 2016.
The authorities in Mauritania barred about twelve journalists from covering the 27th Arab League...
South Sudan Attacks
Freedom of Expression: AFEX Urges South Sudan to Protect Rights of Journalists
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) writes to express grave concern about the recent crackdown on the media in South Sudan which has...
Lesotho Attacks
Lesotho Times Journalist goes into Exile
This statement was originally published by misa.org on July 19, 2016.
Lesotho Times newspaper reporter Keiso Mohloboli fled Lesotho on July 18, 2016, to the...
Guinea Bissau Censorship
Guinea Bissau: Director of News at State Broadcaster Sacked for Defying Censorship Order
The statement was originally published by mfwa.org on July 15, 2016.
The Director of News at the state radio broadcaster in Guinea Bissau, Radiodifusao Nationale...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Decries Arrest of Journalists, Closure of Radio Station
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), together with its member, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) deplores the closure of City FM...
Zimbabwe Censorship
Government Blocks WhatsApp as “Shutdown Zimbabwe” Protest Takes Place
This statement was originally published on misa.org on July 6, 2016.
As MISA-Zimbabwe monitors the enjoyment of media freedom and freedom of expression during the...
Attacks
AFEX Urges Sudanese Government to End Massive Crackdown on Free Speech
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continued wave of attacks on freedom of expression in Sudan.
Series of press...