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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...
Zambia Censorship
AFEX Calls on Zambia’s Media Regulator to Reinstate Prime Television
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) together with its member, MiSA Zambia, is dismayed at the decision of the country’s media regulatory body,...
Zambia Attacks
Critical Private TV Station under Attack from State Officials in Zambia
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) firmly condemns the recent attacks by affiliates of Zambia’s ruling, Patriotic Front (PF) party against Prime Television...
Niger Free Expression and The Law
Prosecutor Demands 3 Years Imprisonment for Protest Leaders
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on July 17, 2018.
Prosecutors in Niger have demanded three years imprisonment for several influential civil society leaders who...
Zambia Free Expression and The Law
AFEX Urges Zambia Government to Adopt Multi-Stakeholder Approach in Formulating Internet Policies
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins journalists, bloggers, and activists in Zambia to call on the government to develop and adopt a...
Somalia Attacks
Prominent Rights Groups Call on Somaliland President to Intervene in Deteriorating Freedom of Expression Situation
Fifteen leading human rights organisations that seek to promote freedom of expression rights in Africa have called on the President to Somaliland, a self-declared...
Somalia Free Expression and The Law
Update: Jailed Somaliland Poet and Activist Granted Presidential Pardon
Somaliland president, Muse Bihi has ordered the release of Naima Ahmed, a young poet and activist who was sentenced to three years in prison.
According...
Tanzania Digital Rights
Tanzania’s Newly Adopted Electronic and Postal Communication Code is Retrogressive and an Affront to Free Speech – AFEX
Despite several calls by civil society and international bodies urging the government of Tanzania to revise or withdraw portions its Electronic and Postal Communications...
Ethiopia Attacks
Uphold Freedom of Expression Rights, AFEX Appeals to Ethiopian Government
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins the International community to condemn the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression rights in Ethiopia. AFEX...
Zimbabwe Free Expression and The Law
Zimbabwe’s Opposition Leader Commits to Journalists Safety
This statement was originally published on zimbabwe.misa.org on March 8, 2018.
Opposition MDC –T president Nelson Chamisa on 8 March 2018 said his party is...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Continued Detention of Staff of Red Pepper Newspaper, Alarming– AFEX
The Africa Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins its member, the Human Rights network for Journalists in Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) to denounce the continued detention...
Somalia Free Expression and The Law
NUSOJ Holds Training on Freedom of Expression and Media Law for Somali Journalists
This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on September 23, 2017.
A training on freedom of expression, media law and defamation, organized by the National...
Cameroon Free Expression and The Law
Cameroon Crises: President Orders Release of Journalists, Consortium Leaders and Others
The President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has ordered the Military Court in Yaoundé to drop charges against four journalists and two...