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Togo Digital Rights
Togo Struggles with a digital ID while actively surveilling citizens
For four years Togo has been inching towards issuing a digital identity (ID) card. While there are indications that 2022 may be the year...
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Good News, Bad News: A Story of Internet Shutdowns in Togo And Ethiopia
The pushback against internet shutdowns in Africa received a boost last month when the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of...
Togo
Police Abuse Journalists for Covering Arrest of Opposition Presidential Candidate
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the use of tear gas by Togolese security officers to disperse a group of journalists who...
Togo
Three Newspapers Suspended for Disparaging Articles on Diplomats
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about the suspension of three newspapers by the Haute Autorité de l’Audiovisuelle et de...
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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...
Togo Digital Rights
Access to Facebook and WhatsApp Blocked in Togo
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 6, 2017.
Reports from Togo say social media has been disrupted in the country since September...
Togo Attacks
Togolese Police Kill Seven Protesters
This statement was originally published by on mfwa.org on August 21, 2017.
There has been a bloody crackdown on peaceful anti-government protesters in Togo, with...
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Culture of Impunity Still Pervasive in Africa: 113 FOE Violations Recorded, Only 10 Redressed
Impunity for crimes against journalists, media professionals, activists and citizens remains a worrying trend in Africa. According to the second edition of the Freedom...
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Freedom of Expression in Africa: 183 Killed by Security Agents in 3 Protests
A total of 183 deaths were recorded from July to December 2016 following clashes between protestors and security agents in three countries – Ethiopia,...
Togo Attacks
Togo: One Person Dead, Dozens Injured at Demonstration
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 8, 2017.
Attempts by gendarmes in Togo to disperse thousands of taxi and commercial motorcycle drivers...
Togo Attacks
Togo: Journalist Attacked for the Second Time in 12 Days
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 20, 2017.
Robert Avotor, a reporter with the L’Alternative newspaper in Togo, who was recently assaulted...
Togo Attacks
Togo: Gendarmes Attack Journalist, Force Him to Delete Pictures
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 8, 2017.
A journalist with the L’Alternative bi-weekly newspaper in Togo was assaulted in the line...