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Mayor Beats Up Journalist from Unity FM in Uganda
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learnt with dismay the assault on a reporter from Unity FM in Uganda by the Mayor...
South Sudan Censorship
AFEX Condemns South Sudan’s Media Authority Censorship
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the summoning of the Editor in Chief of Al Watan Arabic newspaper by South Sudan’s Media...
Somalia Attacks
AFEX Deplores Bomb Attack against Somali Journalist
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces an attempt by hooligans on the life of Somali journalist and Chairman of rights-based NGO, Human...
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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...
Uganda Attacks
Police in Uganda Arrests Journalists, Shuts Down Radio Station
This statement was originally published on www.hrnjuganda.org on November 21, 2018.Unity FM radio based in Lira remains shut down since 17th November, 2018 when...
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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...
Uganda
AFEX Urges Ugandan Police to Investigate Death Threats against Journalists
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) calls on the Ugandan police to investigate death threats against journalists working in the Southern Buganda region...
Tanzania
AFEX Condemns Detention of CPJ Staff by Tanzania Authorities
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental network of freedom of expression and media rights organisation, denounces the detention of staff of...
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AFEX Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa – July to September 2018
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continuing impunity in Guinea and Somalia where the police and other judicial...
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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...
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...
Uganda
AFEX Expresses Serious Concerns over Recent Brutalities by Security Forces in Uganda
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces the recent attacks by security agents against journalists and protesters in Uganda.
According to media reports, Ugandan...