Safety of Journalists Archives - African Freedom of Expression Exchange

11 journalists killed in Africa in less than nine months, AFEX demands a tough response from governments to end the impunity

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021

For the past 273 days spanning January-September 2021, eleven journalists have been killed across sub-Sahara Africa in an orgy of…

July 6, 2021July 9, 2021

On 6 July 2021, the MISA Regional Governing Council chairperson, Golden Maunganidze wrote to His Royal Highness, King Mswati III…

May 7, 2021May 19, 2021

Zimbabwe has been ranked at 130 out of 180 countries in 2021 compared to its ranking at 126 in 2020,…

May 3, 2021May 6, 2021

The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, joins the rest of the world in celebrating the World Press Freedom Day…

April 19, 2021April 21, 2021

Participants of a Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on the Safety of Journalists have called on the Federal Government to take…

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

MISA Zimbabwe calls upon the government to prioritise and also include journalists among the first priority groups listed for the…

November 3, 2020

On the occasion of this year’s International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today…

October 8, 2020

LAGOS, Wednesday, October 7, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today welcomed the October 6 resolution by the United Nations Human…

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

Journalists and police officers in the Ashanti and Northern regions have committed to collaborating to promote peaceful elections in Ghana….

July 10, 2020July 24, 2020

The Ghana Police Service (GPS) and major media stakeholders in Ghana have launched a manual on police-media relations. The manual…

May 9, 2020May 11, 2020

Journalists covering the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria have said they lack sufficient protection and are not adequately catered for. The…

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020

As we observe the World Press Freedom Day 2020, we are facing an unprecedented global health pandemic that seems to…