Freedom of Expression Violations | 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…