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Uncertain future for the media in Uganda
The state of press freedom in Uganda keeps deteriorating with each passing day.
Uganda is currently ranked number 132 out of 180 countries under the...
Southern Africa
Safety of Journalists
World Press Freedom Day 2023: Statement by Media Institute...
Thus, the theme for this year’s World Press Freedom Day – Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all...
Ghana Attacks
Killing of Ghanaian Journalist, Three Critical Safety of Journalists’ Issues to Consider
This statement was originally published on www.mfwa.org on January 21, 2019.
On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, Ahmed Hussein Suale, a member of the Tiger Eye...
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...
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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...
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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...
Zimbabwe Attacks
Police confiscate journalist’s press card
This statement was originally published on zimbabwe.misa.org on October 17, 2018.
Police in Masvingo on 17 October 2018 threatened Godfrey Mutimba a journalist who writes...
Zambia Attacks
AFEX Denounces Killing of Student by Zambian Police
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the acts of brutality against student demonstrators by Zambian police which has resulted in the killing...
Ghana Attacks
Journalist Brutalised on Alleged Orders of Politician
This statement was originally published on www.mfwa.org on August 29, 2018.
Thugs believed to have been hired by a politican, Hassan Ayariga, have attacked a...
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State Security Agents, Lead Violators of Freedom of Expression Violations in Africa
State security agents accounted for a majority of violations recorded in the first half of 2018 (January-June) according to the Freedom of Expression (FOE)...
Zimbabwe Attacks
Soldier Assaults Foreign Journalist
This statement was originally published on zimbabwe.misa.org on August 2, 2018.
Yeshiel Panchia a journalist with the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA) was on 2...