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IPC condemns attacks on journalists during governorship elections in...
For immediate release, March 18, 2023
The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos is highly disturbed by the reported incidents of attacks on journalists and other...
Somalia
Freedom of Expression Violations
AFEX demands unconditional release of Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed...
The African Freedom of Exchange (AFEX) strongly condemns the rearrest of freelance journalist and press freedom advocate Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, and urges the Somali...
Eastern AfricaSouthern Africa Freedom Of Assembly
CIPESA Submission to UN Special Rapporteur Spotlights Rights Concerns in Africa’s COVID-19 Response
Many African governments have employed heavy-handed methods in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. These measures, both offline and online, have undermined various rights and...
Guinea Freedom Of Assembly
42 Protesters Killed, Over Two Hundred Arrested in Nine Months: The Sad State of Human Rights in Guinea
Over the past nine months (June 2019 – March 2020), about 42 people have been killed, over one hundred arrested and hundreds more injured...
GambiaGuineaLiberiaMauritaniaNigeria Attacks
Month of Repression: Four Killed, Dozens Arrested and Radio Stations Shut
Four fatalities have already been recorded in an alarming start to 2020, as Guinea and Nigeria began the year on the same repressive note...
Guinea Attacks
Government of Guinea Must Protect Freedom of Expression Rights as Guaranteed by the Country’s Constitution
Press freedom and freedom of expression have come under severe attack in Guinea as security agents and state officials continue to brutalise journalists and...
Digital Rights
Internet Shutdowns, Fatal Clampdowns; a Continuing Threat to Freedom of Expression and Assembly Rights in Africa
By Felicia Anthonio, Coordinator of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)
In recent times, there has been an increase in the use of Internet...
GhanaGuineaNigeriaSomaliaZimbabwe Attacks
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...
Ethiopia Attacks
Uphold Freedom of Expression Rights, AFEX Appeals to Ethiopian Government
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins the International community to condemn the ongoing crackdown on freedom of expression rights in Ethiopia. AFEX...
Togo Attacks
Togo: One Person Dead, Dozens Injured at Demonstration
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 8, 2017.
Attempts by gendarmes in Togo to disperse thousands of taxi and commercial motorcycle drivers...
Freedom Of Assembly
Ghana: Top TV Station Sacks Dozens of Staff for Protests Over Welfare
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on March 1, 2017.
On February 28, 2017, one of the leading television channels in Ghana, TV3, sacked...
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...
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...
Niger Attacks
Niger: Shirking Accountability – Municipal Authorities Ban Protest March against Maladministration
This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on January 14, 2017.
The municipal authorities in Niamey have prohibited a demonstration planned by civil society in...