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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...
Guinea Attacks
Government of Guinea Must Protect Freedom of Expression Rights as Guaranteed by the Country’s Constitution
Press freedom and freedom of expression have come under severe attack in Guinea as security agents and state officials continue to brutalise journalists and...
Democratic Republic Of Congo Attacks
AFEX Joins Its Member, JED to Urge New Congolese Government to Prioritise Safety of Journalists in DRC
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has joined Journaliste en Danger (JED), its member organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo to call...
Gambia Attacks
AFEX Demands Accountability for 2004 Killing of Deyda Hydara, Calls for Prosecution of Ex-President Jammeh of Gambia
ACCRA, GHANA, Wednesday, July 24, 2019: The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a regional network of freedom of expression organizations, has called on...
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AFEX Denounces Increasing Attacks on Journalists in Africa, Calls for an End to Impunity for Such Crimes
Resolution of the Seventh General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Berlin, Germany, on April 7, 2019.
The Seventh General...
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Stakeholders Call for a Coordination Mechanism on Safety of Journalists in Africa
Representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa, including the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), and government institutions have agreed to establish a...
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AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists, Combat Impunity
Resolution
At the end of the Sixth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Accra, Ghana, on November 7 and...
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Killing of Journalists and Protesters in Guinea and Somalia in Third Quarter of 2018 Remain Unaddressed
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continuing impunity in Guinea and Somalia where the police and other judicial...
Zimbabwe Impunity
MISA Zimbabwe Concerned about Increased Attacks on Journalists, Calls on Government to End to Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
MISA Zimbabwe Concerned about Increased Attacks on Journalists, Calls on Government to End to Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
As the world commemorates the International...
Nigeria Impunity
International Day to End Impunity – MFWA Demands Justice for Four Murdered Journalists
The United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/68/163 in 2013 to proclaim November 2 each year as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes...
Attacks
AFEX Condemns Gruesome Murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Calls on the UN to take Decisive Action against Saudi Arabia
Accra, Ghana, Monday, October 29, 2018: The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of prominent media and freedom of expression organisations across...
Somalia Impunity
AFEX Bemoans Recent Attacks on Journalists in Somalia
The African Freedom for Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the recent spate of freedom of expression (FOE) violations in Somalia.
Within the past...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Welcomes Somaliland’s Release of Journalists, Urges Government to End Ongoing Press Freedom Violations
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the reopening of privately-owned SOMNEWS TV station and the release of a detained journalist and a...