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Burundi
Freedom of Expression Violations
AFEX condemns the detention of journalist Sandra Muhoza
On April 14, 2024, journalist Sandra Muhoza with online media outlet La Nova Burundi was reportedly arrested by the police and later handed over...
Malawi
Freedom of Expression Violations
MISA demands immediate release of arrested Malawian journalist
What happened
MISA demands the immediate release of the Malawi journalist, Macmillan Mhone who was arrested on Monday 8 April 2024 over a story that...
Ghana Access To Information
Media, Police Commit to Effective Collaboration to Promote Peaceful Elections in Ghana
Journalists and police officers in the Ashanti and Northern regions have committed to collaborating to promote peaceful elections in Ghana. The two groups made...
Ghana Safety of Journalists
Ghana: Police, Media Launch Framework to Promote Mutual Understanding, Safety of Journalists
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) and major media stakeholders in Ghana have launched a manual on police-media relations. The manual is aimed at reinforcing...
Nigeria Safety of Journalists
Media/Civil Society Groups Demand Action as Study Reveals Poor Attention to Safety of Journalists Covering COVID-19
Journalists covering the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria have said they lack sufficient protection and are not adequately catered for.
The journalists disclosed this in a...
Safety of Journalists
Message from President of West African Journalists Association on the Occasion Of World Press Freedom Day
As we observe the World Press Freedom Day 2020, we are facing an unprecedented global health pandemic that seems to overshadow the perennial violations...
Gambia Safety of Journalists
GPU Re-Echoes Call for Journalism Without Fear or Favour
Banjul, May 03: Today marks the 27th edition of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD). May 3rd has been set aside by the United Nations...
Nigeria Safety of Journalists
Stakeholders Must Promote and Protect the Safety of Journalists in Nigeria-IMS
The Institute for Media and Society (IMS) in Nigeria is delighted to join the rest of the world in celebrating the World Press Freedom...
Uganda Safety of Journalists
HRNJ-Uganda Calls for an End to Violations Against Journalists
Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) joins the rest of the world in celebrating World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) at a time when the...