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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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Ghana  Freedom of Expression Violations

MFWA Petitions Ghana’s Immigration Authorities over Threats against Editor

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has petitioned the Comptroller General of the Ghana Immigration Service, Kwame Asuah Takyi, over the conduct of...
Lesotho  Freedom Of Assembly

Lesotho Police Shoot Journalist During Protests

Lesotho police have been accused of shooting journalist Ntsoaki Motaung during a youth protest dubbed #BachaShutDown on 6 November 2020. Motaung, who works for Newsday,...
Ethiopia  Digital Rights

Ethiopia’s Press Freedom Dreams under Abiy Ahmed Turning into Nightmare

Before Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali came to power in 2018, the country was known for its infamous blocking of websites and jamming of...
Uganda  Freedom of Expression Violations

Uganda: Police and Hooligans Attack Journalists

Plain clothed men arrested Tony Lule, a journalist attached to Bukedde TV on 12th November 2020 at about 6pm at the Vision Group offices...
Guinea  Freedom of Expression Violations

Guinea: Media Regulatory Body Lifts Suspension on News Website

The Media Foundation for West Africa welcomes the lifting of the one-month suspension imposed on online press, Guineematin, by the Haute Autorité de la...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

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

On the occasion of this year’s International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal...
Nigeria  Freedom Of Assembly

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

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned recent attacks against journalists and media houses in some parts of the country, particularly in Lagos, by State...
Guinea  Freedom Of Assembly

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

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the arbitrary arrest of Guinean political activist Souleymane Condé, by authorities in Guinea and calls for...
Democratic Republic Of Congo  Freedom of Expression Violations

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

Journalist en danger (JED) expresses its sadness over the arrest, on Wednesday September 9, 2020, by the office of the general prosecutor attached to...
Democratic Republic Of Congo  Freedom of Expression Violations

DRC: Provincial Governor Summoned for Torture and Injury Against Journalists

Following a legal action initiated by Journalist in Danger (JED) through a Law Firm of Lodja, the Governor of the province of Sankuru (Center...
Freedom of Expression Violations

Zimbabwe: Journalist Chin’ono Released on Bail

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the release of Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono who has been in custody since July 20, 2020. Chin’ono...
Zimbabwe  Freedom of Expression Violations

Zimbabwe: Detained Journalist Chin’ono Unwell

Lawyers representing detained journalist Hopewell Chin’ono on 1 September 2020 told Harare Magistrate Ngoni Nduna that the journalist is not feeling well as he...
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