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AFEX Condemns Military Brutality Against Journalists in Uganda

February 19, 2021February 22, 2021
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the brutal attack by the Ugandan military on journalists and calls for…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Egypt: AFEX Welcomes Release of Journalist Mahmoud Hussein

February 15, 2021February 18, 2021
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), welcomes the release of Al Jazeera journalist, Mahmoud Hussein, who was held in…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Nigeria: IPC Urges Release of Kidnapped Journalist Chidiebere Onyia

February 12, 2021
The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria, is highly disturbed that yet another journalist has been kidnapped. The abduction at gun-point…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Ghana: Soldiers, Vigilantes Assault Media Crew at Mining Site

January 22, 2021February 2, 2021
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the harassment and assault of a news crew from Kumasi-based LUV FM…
Digital Rights | Freedom of Expression Violations |

AFEX Calls on Uganda Authorities to Ensure Safety of Journalists, Keep the Internet On during Elections

January 11, 2021February 15, 2021
Ugandans go to the polls to elect a President on January 14, 2021, in a tensed context which has seen…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Togo: Director of Publication Arrested

January 10, 2021February 2, 2021
The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), the institution in charge of media regulation in Togo, has requested the…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

South African Police Shoot Journalist Reporting on Protests

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020
South African journalist Thobile Mlangeni sustained injuries on 26 November 2020 when police allegedly fired rubber bullets indiscriminately in Mbombela,…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Press Freedom Deteriorating in Egypt

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
Over the past four years, Egypt has witnessed an increase in the brutal repression of press freedom under the regime…
Digital Rights | Freedom of Expression Violations |

MRA Condemns Blocking of Three Websites Associated With #EndSARS Protests

December 2, 2020December 8, 2020
Lagos, Tuesday, December 1, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the apparent surreptitious blocking of three websites associated with…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

MFWA Petitions Ghana’s Immigration Authorities over Threats against Editor

December 2, 2020December 4, 2020
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has petitioned the Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Kwame Asuah Takyi,…
Freedom Of Assembly | Freedom of Expression Violations |

Lesotho Police Shoot Journalist During Protests

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020
Lesotho police have been accused of shooting journalist Ntsoaki Motaung during a youth protest dubbed #BachaShutDown on 6 November 2020….
Digital Rights | Freedom of Expression Violations |

Ethiopia’s Press Freedom Dreams under Abiy Ahmed Turning into Nightmare

November 16, 2020December 4, 2020
Before Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali came to power in 2018, the country was known for its infamous blocking of…
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April 29, 2019

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GPU Begins Nationwide Sensitization on Access to Information, Media Self-regulation

February 17, 2021
The Gambia Press Union, with support from the British Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is implementing a project aimed…

World Radio Day 2021: MFWA Applauds the Resilience, Versatility of Radio in the Face of COVID-19

February 13, 2021
The theme for this year’s World Radio Day – New World, New Radio – highlights and celebrates the significance and…

How Liberia’s Coronavirus Misinformation Spread Far More than the Virus Itself

November 12, 2020
On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled…

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...

MRA Calls on Government to Introduce and Implement Policies and Legislation that Ensure Safety of Journalists

LAGOS, Monday, December 23, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Nigerian Government to adopt and implement policies...

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