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Uganda  Digital Rights

AFEX condemns the escalating assault on fundamental freedoms ahead...

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As Ugandans prepare to head to the polls on January 15, 2026, the country finds itself gripped not by open democratic contestation, but by...
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South Sudan  Freedom of Expression

AFEX-IFEX Statement-SOUTH SUDAN: AFEX and IFEX express solidarity against...

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4 November 2025 The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and IFEX  stand in solidarity with their member, the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), against...
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Nigeria  Free Expression and The Law

Nigeria: Newspaper Sued, Threatened Over Critical Publication

A charity group, Al Bashar International Foundation based in Bauchi State, Nigeria, has sued the WikkiTimes Media Limited and three others for defamation over...
Chad  Digital Rights

Authorities in Chad Must Refrain from Repetitive Internet Disruptions during Elections

Ahead of the Presidential elections campaigning in Chad, the authorities disrupted the internet on February 28, 2021, and attempted to restrict access to social...
Democratic Republic Of Congo  Freedom of Expression Violations

DRC: Journalist Detained by the Public Prosecutor’s Office

Journalist in Danger (JED) demands the immediate and unconditional release of the journalist who has been detained for four days in Mbandaka, the capital...
Uganda  Freedom of Expression Violations

AFEX Condemns Military Brutality Against Journalists in Uganda

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the brutal attack by the Ugandan military on journalists and calls for immediate investigations and punishment...
Egypt  Freedom of Expression Violations

Egypt: AFEX Welcomes Release of Journalist Mahmoud Hussein

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), welcomes the release of Al Jazeera journalist, Mahmoud Hussein, who was held in preventive detention since December...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

Nigeria: IPC Urges Release of Kidnapped Journalist Chidiebere Onyia

The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria, is highly disturbed that yet another journalist has been kidnapped. The abduction at gun-point of Chidebere Onyia, a reporter...
Ghana  Freedom of Expression Violations

Ghana: Soldiers, Vigilantes Assault Media Crew at Mining Site

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the harassment and assault of a news crew from Kumasi-based LUV FM at a mining site...
Uganda  Digital Rights

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

Ugandans go to the polls to elect a President on January 14, 2021, in a tensed context which has seen several journalists assaulted, arrested,...
Freedom of Expression Violations

Togo: Director of Publication Arrested

The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC), the institution in charge of media regulation in Togo, has requested the courts to withdraw the...
South Africa  Freedom of Expression Violations

South African Police Shoot Journalist Reporting on Protests

South African journalist Thobile Mlangeni sustained injuries on 26 November 2020 when police allegedly fired rubber bullets indiscriminately in Mbombela, Mpumalanga Province. The South African...
Egypt  Freedom of Expression Violations

Press Freedom Deteriorating in Egypt

Over the past four years, Egypt has witnessed an increase in the brutal repression of press freedom under the regime of President Abdel Fattah...
Nigeria  Digital Rights

MRA Condemns Blocking of Three Websites Associated With #EndSARS Protests

Lagos, Tuesday, December 1, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the apparent surreptitious blocking of three websites associated with the #EndSARS protests in...
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