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Nigeria: IPC Decries Detention and Harrassment of Wikki Times Publisher and Reporter

June 27, 2022June 30, 2022

The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria, condemns in strong terms the harassment and molestation of Mr. Haruna Mohammed, the publisher of WikkiTimes online newspaper and one…

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Nigeria: Hoodlums Attack, Injure Journalists

June 26, 2022June 28, 2022

On June 19, 2022, hoodlums attacked journalists attached to the Lagos State Government House who were on the entourage of…

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Disinformation in Africa: Promoting Rights-Respecting Responses

June 18, 2022June 30, 2022

In June 2020, a coalition of civil society groups launched an interactive portal to track and analyse disinformation laws, policies…

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DRC: Community Radio Attacked

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022

The community radio station Voix de Mikeno, broadcasting in Bunagana (100 km from the town of Goma, Rutshuru territory), was…

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Nigeria: IPC Condemns Attacks On Journalists

June 2, 2022

For immediate release: Wednesday June 1st, 2022: The International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos-Nigeria today (Wednesday June 1, 2022) expressed concern over…

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Nigeria: Armed Men Raid Radio Station

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

At about 6.20 am on April 10, 2022, three armed men, suspected to be robbers stormed the premises of a…

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Zimbabwe: State of the Media 2021 report

April 19, 2022April 22, 2022

MISA Zimbabwe has released its 2021 state of the media report which takes a look at the media landscape and operating…

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AFEX calls on Ethiopian authorities to drop all charges against journalists, repeal the country’s anti-terrorism law

April 5, 2022April 22, 2022

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the release on bail of journalists Amir Aman Kiyaro and Thomas Enigda,…

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Nigeria: IPC decries attacks on Journalists; Calls for immediate investigations

March 23, 2022March 30, 2022

The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria is concerned about the recent attacks on two Abuja based journalists of Punch Newspapers;…

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Uganda: Army officers arrest staff of television station

March 14, 2022March 15, 2022

Kampala, 11th March, 2022; Security officers attached to Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) on 10th March 2022 raided the Alternative…

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Radio presenter risks losing hearing after brutal police assault

February 14, 2022

A group of police officers on February 3, 2022, brutally assaulted Eric Nana Gyetuah, a radio presenter with Connect FM…

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MFWA condemns attack on Radio Ada, demands prosecution of perpetrators

January 14, 2022

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) roundly condemns the attack on the Radio Ada (93.3 FM), a community radio…