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Somalia Freedom of Expression Violations
Prison officers refuse to jail Somali journalist sentenced to two months in prison
Prison authorities in Mogadishu have set free journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, after he was sentenced to two months in prison. The Banadir Regional Court sentenced Secretary-General...
Uganda Freedom of Expression Violations
Court dismisses frivolous case against journalists
Kampala, 17th/January/2023; Court at Makindye dismissed a case against two Digitalk Online TV staff Norman Tumuhimbise (Executive Director) and Faridah Bikobere –a TV host...
Uganda Freedom of Expression Violations
Court dismisses frivolous case against journalists
Kampala, 17th/January/2023; Court at Makindye dismissed a case against two Digitalk Online TV staff Norman Tumuhimbise (Executive Director) and Faridah Bikobere –a TV host...
Somalia Freedom of Expression Violations
Somali authorities must end judicial harassment of journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) strongly condemns the prolonged detention and harassment of Somali media rights advocate, Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, and calls...
Sudan Digital Rights
Sudan’s internet freedom landscape remains precarious three years after ouster of Al Bashir
By Khattab Hamad
Over three years since the ouster of long-term authoritarian president Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s ongoing political crisis continues to present challenges for internet...
South Sudan Freedom of Expression Violations
AMDISS Denounces the Continued Detention of Female Journalist Diing Magot, Calls for her Immediate Release
Juba-South Sudan, August 12, 2022, Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) is deeply concerned over the continued detention of female journalist Diing...
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MISA’s Annual Report Highlights Freedom of Expression and Digital Rights Issues in Southern Africa
The year 2021 was one of consolidation and the repositioning of our organisation in the aftermath of the several headwinds that we faced.
When we...
Uganda Freedom of Expression Violations
Uganda: Two Journalists Remanded Over Murder
Court in Jinja, Uganda on July 6, 2022, remanded two journalists to wit Mutyaba Ivan of Busoga One and Isabirye Denis Baba FM to...
Burundi Freedom of Expression
Burundi: AFEX welcomes the lifting of the ban on BBC
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the decision of the Burundi media regulator, the National Council of Communication (CNC), to lift the...
Ethiopia Freedom of Expression Violations
AFEX calls on Ethiopian authorities to drop all charges against journalists, repeal the country’s anti-terrorism law
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the release on bail of journalists Amir Aman Kiyaro and Thomas Enigda, and calls on the...
South Sudan Safety of Journalists
AFEX condemns South Sudan clashes, calls on authorities to promote the safety of journalists
On February 10 and 11, 2022, a team from the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), a member of the African Freedom...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Condemns the Killing of a Journalist, Demands a thorough Investigation and Justice
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learned with dismay, the killing of Abdiaziz Mohamed Guled of Radio Mogadishu in a suicide attack...