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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...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Journalists Charged with Criminal Trespass, Released on Bond
This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on February 23, 2017.
Two journalists, Dean Lubowa Saava and Fidel Arinaitwe, were on 23rd February 2017, arrested...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Uganda: Detained Reporter Released Without Charge
This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on February 18, 2017
Police in Fort Portal has released without charge a Kabarole Research Centre (KRC) FM...
Malawi Censorship
MISA Malawi Questions Shutdown of Times Group over Tax Default
MISA-Malawi is disturbed by news of the closure this morning of Blantyre Printing and Publishing Company (Times Group) offices by the Malawi Revenue Authority...
South Sudan Access To Information
AFEX Welcomes Reopening of Eye Radio in South Sudan
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins its member, the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), to welcome the reopening of...
Zimbabwe Free Expression and The Law
MISA launches African Media Barometer and 2016 Transparency Assessment Report
MISA -Zimbabwe on 18 November 2016 simultaneously launched the African Media Barometer (Zimbabwe 2015) and its 2016 Transparency Assessment Report at Dema shopping centre...
South Sudan Access To Information
AMDISS Raises Awareness on Media Laws for CSOs in South Sudan
This statement was originally published on AMDISS on October 24, 2016.
“You people are very quick in responding to human rights violations” Alfred Taban tells...
Ghana Free Expression and The Law
MFWA Continues to Monitor Hate Speech on Ghana’s Radio ahead of Elections
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has released its latest language monitoring report covering the month of September. During the month, a total...
Guinea Attacks
MFWA Remembers Journalists, Others Killed in Guinea
This statement was originally published on www.mfwa.org on September 16, 2016.
Two years ago today, amidst the ravages of Ebola in Guinea, three journalists and...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Police Interrogates Two Journalists over their Work
This statement was originally published on www.hrnjuganda.org on September 15, 2016.
Two journalists have been interrogated by the Crime Investigations and Intelligence Department of the...
South Sudan Free Expression and The Law
South Sudan Update: Prominent South Sudanese Journalist Granted Bail
Prominent South Sudanese journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monintor newspaper, Alfred Taban who was arrested by the National Security Service (NSS) has been...
Uganda Free Expression and The Law
Uganda’s Police Leadership Should Not Blame The Media for Police Brutality
This statement was originally issued by hrnjuganda.org on July 18, 2016.
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) with great concern condemn in the strongest terms,...