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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…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Uganda: Police and Hooligans Attack Journalists

November 14, 2020November 17, 2020
Plain clothed men arrested Tony Lule, a journalist attached to Bukedde TV on 12th November 2020 at about 6pm at…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Guinea: Media Regulatory Body Lifts Suspension on News Website

November 4, 2020November 17, 2020
The Media Foundation for West Africa welcomes the lifting of the one-month suspension imposed on online press, Guineematin, by the…
Impunity | Freedom of Expression Violations | Safety of Journalists |

Nigeria: MRA Calls on Government to Establish Mechanisms to Combat Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

November 3, 2020
On the occasion of this year’s International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today…
Freedom Of Assembly | Freedom of Expression Violations |

MRA Condemns Attacks on the Media During #EndSARS Protests as Reprehensible

October 24, 2020October 26, 2020
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned recent attacks against journalists and media houses in some parts of the country, particularly…
Freedom Of Assembly | Freedom of Expression Violations |

Guinea: AFEX Condemns Arrest of Activist, Calls for His Immediate Release

September 14, 2020September 23, 2020
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the arbitrary arrest of Guinean political activist Souleymane Condé, by authorities in…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

DRC: JED Demands Provisional Release of Journalist Detained for 48 Hours on Defamation Charges

September 12, 2020September 22, 2020
Journalist en danger (JED) expresses its sadness over the arrest, on Wednesday September 9, 2020, by the office of the…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

DRC: Provincial Governor Summoned for Torture and Injury Against Journalists

September 8, 2020September 22, 2020
Following a legal action initiated by Journalist in Danger (JED) through a Law Firm of Lodja, the Governor of the…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

Zimbabwe: Journalist Chin’ono Released on Bail

September 3, 2020September 7, 2020
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the release of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono who has been in custody…
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The State of Access to Information in South Africa

April 14, 2021
Since the start of South Africa’s democracy in 1994, human rights, including the rights to freedom of expression and access…

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…

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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