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IPC condemns attacks on journalists during governorship elections in...
For immediate release, March 18, 2023
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos is highly disturbed by the reported incidents of attacks on journalists and other...
Somalia
Freedom of Expression Violations
AFEX demands unconditional release of Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed...
The African Freedom of Exchange (AFEX) strongly condemns the rearrest of freelance journalist and press freedom advocate Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, and urges the Somali...
Africa Attacks
Ending impunity for crimes against journalists: MFWA deplores slow pace of progress
As the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists today, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is calling governments and relevant...
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11 journalists killed in Africa in less than nine months, AFEX demands a tough response from governments to end the impunity
For the past 273 days spanning January-September 2021, eleven journalists have been killed across sub-Sahara Africa in an orgy of repression that has scores...
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Month of Repression: Four Killed, Dozens Arrested and Radio Stations Shut
Four fatalities have already been recorded in an alarming start to 2020, as Guinea and Nigeria began the year on the same repressive note...
Nigeria Attacks
MRA Calls on Government to Introduce and Implement Policies and Legislation that Ensure Safety of Journalists
LAGOS, Monday, December 23, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Nigerian Government to adopt and implement policies and laws instituting preventive...
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Four Demonstrators Killed, Serial Attacks on Journalists in November 2019
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on December 12, 2019.
Guinea’s unrelenting attacks against demonstrators in November 2019 resulted in four fatalities, while Nigeria...
Democratic Republic Of Congo Attacks
AFEX Calls on Congolese Authorities to Investigate Killing of Journalist and Prosecute Perpetrators
Accra, Ghana, 6 November 2019: The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) today condemned the brutal murder of Congolese journalist, Papy Mahamba Mumbere...
Cameroon Access To Information
Cameroonian Government Must Act to End Ongoing Attacks on Press Freedom
In a joint report produced by the Accra-based African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and its member in Cameroon, Association pour Le Développement Intégré...
Cameroon Attacks
Le Gouvernement Camerounais doit Agir pour Mettre Fin aux Attaques contre la Liberté de la Presse
Dans un rapport conjoint produit par le Réseau Africain de la Liberté d’Expression (AFEX) basé à Accra et son membre au Cameroun, Association Pour...
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...
Zimbabwe Attacks
Deteriorating Press Freedom Situation in Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa’s Government Has a Duty to Protect Journalists
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins it member, the Media Institute of Southern Africa, Zimbabwe Chapter (MISA Zimbabwe) to denounce the recent...
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...
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AFEX Joins its Member, MISA Tanzania to Demand Immediate and Unconditional Release of Tanzanian Investigative Journalist
The African freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins its member, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Tanzania Chapter to demand the immediate and...