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Uganda
Freedom of Expression
World Press Freedom Day 2024: HRNJ reaffirms its commitment...
KAMPALA, May 3, 2024 – The Human Rights Network For Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) stands united with the global community on this year’s World Press Freedom...
Liberia
Freedom of Expression
World Press Freedom Day 2024: CEMESP issues call to...
On World Press Freedom Day, the Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP) released a poignant statement, echoing the sentiments of a nation grappling...
Gambia Attacks
The Gambia: Reporter Assaulted for Asking Harmless Question
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 7, 2017.
A reporter of the Forayaa newspaper, Kebba Jeffang, has been assaulted by supporters of...
Somalia Attacks
NUSOJ Condemns Fresh Attacks on Media in Puntland, Calls for Respect for Journalists’ Freedom
This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on March 6, 2017.
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today condemned fresh attacks on media...
Sierra Leone Attacks
AFEX Denounces Harassment of Anti-Corruption Activist by Sierra Leonean Authorities
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces the harassment of Abdul Fatoma, the Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Human Rights and...
Uganda Attacks
Uganda: Journalists Charged with Criminal Trespass, Released on Bond
This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on February 23, 2017.
Two journalists, Dean Lubowa Saava and Fidel Arinaitwe, were on 23rd February 2017, arrested...
Zambia Attacks
MISA Zambia Condemns Seizure of Mast Newspaper Equipment, Raid on Editor in Chief’s Residence
This statement was originally published on misa.org on February 25, 2017.
MISA Zambia condemns, in the strongest terms, the action by the state and police...
Guinea Attacks
Guinea: Seven Dead in Police Crackdown on Students’ Protest
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 23, 2017.
At least seven people have been killed after police in the Guinean capital, Conakry...
Cameroon Attacks
Internet Blackout Rages on in North-west and South-west Cameroon
It has been exactly 39 days today, February 24, 2017 since the Cameroonian government shut down the Internet in the two Anglophone regions of...
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...
Cote d'IvoireGuineaNigeria Attacks
Press Freedom under Siege in West Africa: 30 Media Workers Arrested in 38 Days
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 20, 2017.
Press freedom has come under severe attack in West Africa as security agencies, particularly...
Benin Attacks
Benin: Police Disrupt Student Press Conference, Tear-Gas Them
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 18, 2017.
Police in Benin have used tear gas to disperse a group of university students...
Attacks
MFWA, IM2DH Petition Togolese Gendarmerie to Investigate Assault on Reporter
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 16, 2017.
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and its national partner in Togo, Institut...
Cote d'Ivoire Attacks
Cote d’Ivoire UPDATE: Six Detained Journalists Released
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on February 15, 2017.
Six journalists detained on February 12, 2017 for reporting on a recent mutiny by...