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Democratic Republic Of Congo South Sudan
Freedom of Expression
AMDISS commends the removal of problematic provisions of National...
Juba, 7th, September 2023---Association for Media Development In South Sudan (AMDISS) commends members of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly for deleting Articles 54...
Zimbabwe
Freedom of Expression
MISA launches the State of the Media Report
MISA Zambia in partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Zambia on Wednesday 30th August, launched the 2023 quarter 1 & 2 of the State of the Media...
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...
Attacks
AFEX Calls for Immediate End to Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Africa
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of African freedom of expression groups, has expressed serious concerns about the increased incidents of...
Rwanda Censorship
Decision of Rwanda’s Electoral Commission to Vet Online Messages of Presidential Candidates Unacceptable – AFEX
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the decision of the Electoral Commission of Rwanda to vet and approve the...
Ghana Digital Rights
MFWA, Stakeholders to Discuss Digital Gender Gap in Ghana
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on May 22, 2017.
Stakeholders from government, telecommunications industry, academia, civil society organisations, media and the general public...
Cameroon Attacks
AFEX Petitions AU Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to Intervene in Cameroon Crisis
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), on April 13, 2017 petitioned the African Union (AU) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access...
Cameroon Digital Rights
AFEX Urges Cameroonian Government to Heed Calls: Unblock Internet and Release Arrested Citizens
Exactly sixty days ago, today (March 17, 2017), the government of Cameroon shut down the internet and banned the activities of the Cameroon Anglophone...
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...
Cameroon Attacks
AFEX Urges Cameroon Government to Protect Freedom of Expression amidst Protests
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is concerned about the deteriorating freedom of expression and press freedom situation in Cameroon amidst ongoing protests...
Nigeria Attacks
Nigeria: Police Arrest Publisher of Online News Portal for Alleged Defamation
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on January 14, 2014.
Nigerian police have arrested Desmond Utomwen, publisher of FreshNews, an online journal, following a...
Tanzania Digital Rights
Freedom of Expression Online under Attack in Tanzania
Freedom of expression online is under attack in Tanzania as the Government abuses legal and judicial processes to suppress critical voices on the Internet,...