Uganda: Journalists Targeted During 2021 General Elections, Denying the Public Access To Information
‘Once bitten, twice shy’, is a common adage that has been evidently exhibited within journalism in Uganda, especially when it…
Court grants bail to two online journalists after three weeks on remand
Kampala, 17th/June/2021; Court at Buganda Road has this afternoon granted cash bail to two online journalists, Pidson Kareire and Darious…
Nigeria: MRA Condemns Killing of Radio Presenter, Calls on Government to Apprehend and Prosecute Perpetrators
LAGOS, Monday, June 21, 2021: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the killing in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday, June…
Nigeria Twitter Ban: Government Should Discontinue Course of Action
The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, has observed with great concern, the suspension imposed on Twitter, the micro blogging…
DRC: Journalist Arrested for Social Media Post on Army
Louis France Kuzikesa, a journalist of CML13 TV, a television channel broadcasting in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic…
Zambia: Senior Government Official Marches Against Attacks on Journalists
In an unprecedented development, a senior Zambian government official marched to the police headquarters in Lusaka demanding that law enforcement…
AFEX Condemns Killing, Harassment of Journalists in Tigray Region
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), calls on the authorities in Ethiopia to serve justice by pursuing the gruesome murder…
South Sudan: AMDISS Trains Journalists in Investigative Journalism
The Association of Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) in partnership with the United Kingdom Embassy in South Sudan on…
Mozambique Deports Journalist in Unclear Circumstances
Mozambican authorities on 16 February 2021 deported British journalist Tom Bowker whom they accused of violating the country’s immigration laws. Mozambican…
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…
Nigeria: MRA Calls on IGP to Order Arrest and Prosecution of Brother of State Governor for Attack on Journalist
LAGOS, Thursday, February 11, 2021: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to order…
Liberia: COVID-19 Press Coverage Policy Hampering Work of Journalists
While Liberia has, so far, managed to save lives from the worst public health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the…