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…
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…