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Uganda
Freedom of Expression Violations
Uncertain future for the media in Uganda
The state of press freedom in Uganda keeps deteriorating with each passing day.
Uganda is currently ranked number 132 out of 180 countries under the...
Southern Africa
Safety of Journalists
World Press Freedom Day 2023: Statement by Media Institute...
Thus, the theme for this year’s World Press Freedom Day – Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all...
Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations
MRA Condemns Attacks on Journalists Covering COVID-19, Calls on Government of Nigeria to Ensure Respect for Media Freedom
LAGOS, Monday, March 30, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the increasing cases of attacks by law enforcement and security agencies on journalists...
Guinea Freedom Of Assembly
42 Protesters Killed, Over Two Hundred Arrested in Nine Months: The Sad State of Human Rights in Guinea
Over the past nine months (June 2019 – March 2020), about 42 people have been killed, over one hundred arrested and hundreds more injured...
Liberia Freedom of Expression Violations
Liberian Journalists March to Protest Attacks
Scores of journalists have marched through the Liberian capital Monrovia to denounce “brutal attacks” against journalists and media workers.
The march organized by the Press...
West Africa Free Expression and The Law
February 2020 in West Africa: Two Dead, Internet Disrupted and State Broadcaster Shutdown
The freedom of expression environment in West Africa in February 2020 saw little improvement on that of January with incidents of deaths, detentions and...
Guinea Freedom of Expression Violations
Guinea Must Take Urgent Steps to End Bloodshed against Protesters
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about the increasing death toll from the serial protests that have rocked Guinea over...
Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations
Boko Haram Islamist Sect Leader Warns Journalists, Threatens Others
The Boko Haram Islamist sect leader,Abubakar Shekau, has warned journalists to be careful about their reporting of the sect’s activities and threatened to “deal”...
Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations
Two Journalists Attacked During Polls as Election Coverage Turns Dangerous for Nigeria’s Media
In what is turning out to be a disturbing trend at the polls, two journalists who were covering the rerun Senate elections in Akwa...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression Violations
Zimbabwe Police Harass Journalist
Freelance journalist Nyasha Majoni was on 27 January 2020 reportedly manhandled by police in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe who accused him of sending pictures and video...