Freedom of Expression Violations | Cote d’Ivoire: Prison Officers Assault and Detain Journalist in Prison Cell May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 A journalist who had gone to a prison facility in Abidjan to interview a warden about allegations of extortion of…
Freedom of Expression Violations | IPC Demands Recall of Journalist Suspended over Facebook Post on Non-Payment of Salary May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 The International Press Centre Lagos has described as unjust and inhuman the suspension of Vivian Ottih, a lawyer and senior…
Digital Rights | Freedom of Expression Violations | Uganda’s Social Media Tax Undermining COVID-19 Fight May 15, 2020May 20, 2020 Globally, in the wake of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), social media has played various roles, such as filling…
Freedom of Expression Violations | Police Arrest Six Journalists over Report on University May 14, 2020June 1, 2020 Police have arrested six journalists at Makerere University who had been invited to cover a story of foreign students who…
Digital Rights | Freedom of Expression Violations | Liberian Police seize Journalist’s Phones and Demand Deletion of Live Video May 12, 2020May 19, 2020 Police in Monrovia have seized broadcast equipment belonging to the editor of the local daily and online publisher FrontPage Africa…
Freedom of Expression Violations | MFWA, National Partners Petition ACHPR Special Rapporteur to secure the release of Beninois Journalist May 6, 2020May 11, 2020 The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and its 15 National Partner organisations in West Africa have petitioned the Special…
Freedom of Expression Violations | MRA Calls on Nigerian Government to Ensure Safety, Release of Kidnapped Radio Presenter May 6, 2020May 18, 2020 Lagos, Wednesday, May 6, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned Monday’s abduction of Ms Chinenye Iwuoha, a presenter with…
Freedom of Expression Violations | Journalist Sacked over Suspected Coronavirus Infection, Another Sacked Over Coronavirus Report May 5, 2020May 11, 2020 Two journalists (from Senegal and Nigeria) have been sacked from their media outlets over coronavirus-related issues. In Senegal, a journalist…
Freedom of Expression Violations | AFEX Condemns Murder of Journalist in Somalia May 4, 2020May 19, 2020 The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the murder of journalist Said Yusuf Ali, of privately-owned Kalsan TV in…
Freedom of Expression Violations | IPC Enjoins Government, Institutional Stakeholders to Ensure Safe Working Environment For Journalists and Media Practitioners May 3, 2020May 5, 2020 As the global society celebrates the World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) 2020, the International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos, has reminded…
Freedom of Expression Violations | Police Release Vision Group Journalist on Bond April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 Police in Kamuli released Gwebayanga Tom, a Vision Group Correspondent in Buyende district on 22nd April 2020 after spending a…
Media Development | Freedom of Expression Violations | The Media and COVID-19 in West Africa (April 6 – April 12, 2020) April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 This week the world began to see a glimmer of hope with the steady reductionin the number of COVID-19 infections…