Free Expression and The Law | NUSOJ Holds Training on Freedom of Expression and Media Law for Somali Journalists September 24, 2017October 8, 2017 This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on September 23, 2017. A training on freedom of expression, media law and…
Free Expression and The Law | Cameroon Crises: President Orders Release of Journalists, Consortium Leaders and Others September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 The President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has ordered the Military Court in Yaoundé to drop charges against…
Free Expression and The Law | MFWA to Award Excellent Journalism in West Africa August 3, 2017September 10, 2017 The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) on August 2, 2017 officially launched the first ever West Africa Media Excellence…
Free Expression and The Law | AFEX Petitions Somali President over Repressive Media Bill July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has called on the President of Somalia, Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Mohammed Farmaajo, to…
Attacks | Free Expression and The Law | Journalist Detained for Erroneous Report July 1, 2017July 7, 2017 This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on June 30, 2017. Gendarmes in Guinea have arrested and detained a journalist…
Free Expression and The Law | Zimbabwe: New Censorship Board to ‘regulate and control’ Media May 24, 2017February 20, 2018 This statement was originally published on zimbabwe.misa.org on May 24, 2017. A new Board of Censors has been put in…
Free Expression and The Law | AFEX Members in Nigeria Call on Government to Ensure Enabling Environment for Media Practice May 3, 2017May 3, 2017 This statement was originally published on ipcng.org on May 3, 2017. On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day…
Free Expression and The Law | Ghana: Journalist Fined for Contempt March 25, 2017March 30, 2017 This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. A journalist with the Daily Graphic, Ghana’s leading newspaper with…
Free Expression and The Law | Cote d’Ivoire: Media Regulator Suspends Sports Paper over “Unproven Allegations” March 24, 2017March 30, 2017 This statement was published on mfwa.org on March 24, 2017. The print media regulator in Cote d’Ivoire, Conseil National de…
Free Expression and The Law | Update: Police in Sierra Leone have Returned Passport of Anti-Corruption Activist after 45 Days March 19, 2017September 1, 2017 Sierra Leonean police have returned the passport of Abdul Fatoma, the Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Human Rights…
Free Expression and The Law | Uganda: Court Acquits Four Journalists of Criminal Defamation Charges March 16, 2017March 30, 2017 This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on March 16, 2017. The Chief Magistrates Court at Buganda Road has acquitted…
Free Expression and The Law | Nigeria: 54 Radio and Television Stations Shut Down by Regulator March 15, 2017March 30, 2017 This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 14, 2017. The licences of 54 broadcast stations in Nigeria have…