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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...
Nigeria
Freedom of Expression
World Press Freedom Day 2023: MRA Calls on Nigerian...
LAGOS, Wednesday, May 3, 2023:Â Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom in law and...
Uganda Digital Rights
Ugandan Government Taxes Social Media Users, Threat to Internet Rights
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learnt with disappointment the passage of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2018 which seeks to tax...
Somalia Digital Rights
AFEX Denounces Increased Attacks on Online Expression in Somaliland
Authorities in Somaliland should refrain from harassing journalists and individuals for exercising their fundamental rights to freedom of expression online. The African Freedom of...
Somalia Attacks
Violation of Freedom of Expression Rights: Somaliland Jails Activist, Citizen
A provincial court in Hargeisa, a city in Somaliland, Somalia’s self-declared republic has sentenced an activist and a civilian to three years and 18...
Tanzania Digital Rights
Tanzania’s Newly Adopted Electronic and Postal Communication Code is Retrogressive and an Affront to Free Speech – AFEX
Despite several calls by civil society and international bodies urging the government of Tanzania to revise or withdraw portions its Electronic and Postal Communications...
Chad Digital Rights
Chad Plunged into Social Media Blackout: No Government Explanation Forthcoming
Internet users in Chad have been denied access to social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp. The government and service providers have given...
Sierra Leone Digital Rights
Sierra Leone Joins Global Trend: Shuts Down Internet and Mobile Services during Elections
The government of Sierra Leone has joined the trend of government-mandated Internet shutdowns during important national events such as elections. Several reports show that...
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African Internet Governance Stakeholders Urge Governments to Put Premium on Digital Rights of Citizens
The membership of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and other African internet governance stakeholders attending the Sixth African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)...
Democratic Republic Of Congo Attacks
Uphold Freedom of Expression Rights of Citizens – AFEX to Government of DRC
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) bemoans the crackdown on freedom of expression, access to information and freedom of assembly rights of citizens...
Cameroon Digital Rights
45 Days in Cyber Darkness: Cameroon Switches off Internet for Second Time in the Year
The government of Cameroon has within the last one year shut down the Internet in its attempt to clampdown on demonstrations by aggrieved citizens...
Cameroon Attacks
AFEX Bemoans Crackdown on Protesters in Anglophone Regions of Cameroon
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces the brutality of Cameroon’s security forces against unarmed civilians reportedly killing 12 people and injuring many...
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...
South Sudan Digital Rights
South Sudanese Denied Access to Information as Government Blocks Selected Websites
This statement was originally published on amdiss on July 20, 2017.
The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) is concerned by the blockage...