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Freedom of Expression Violations |

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

September 12, 2020September 22, 2020
Journalist en danger (JED) expresses its sadness over the arrest, on Wednesday September 9, 2020, by the office of the…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

DRC: Provincial Governor Summoned for Torture and Injury Against Journalists

September 8, 2020September 22, 2020
Following a legal action initiated by Journalist in Danger (JED) through a Law Firm of Lodja, the Governor of the…
Freedom of Expression Violations |

JED Condemns Two Serious Cases of Media Attacks by Provincial Governor

August 24, 2020August 24, 2020
Journalists en Danger (JED) expresses its deep concern about situation currently prevailing in the province of Sankuru (central DR Congo)…

JED Condemns Police raid on Media Outlet and Brutal Arrest of Two Journalists

April 15, 2020April 16, 2020
Journalist en Danger (JED) expresses its total disapproval of the attack by elements of the Congolese national police on the…
Access To Information |

JED Calls on Union of Journalists to Lift Ban on Political Broadcasts Immediately

February 25, 2020March 2, 2020
In a letter dated February 24, 2020 and addressed to Mr. Adheli Kabasubabo, President of the Union national de la…

AFIC presents the Shadow Report on the Status of Implementation of the Access to Information Act 2005 in Uganda.

January 24, 2020
This statement was originally published on africafoicentre.org.   AFIC presents The Shadow Report on the Status of Implementation of the…
Digital Rights |

Building Digital Literacy and Security Capacity of Women Refugees in Uganda

December 19, 2019
This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on December 9, 2019. By Ashnah Kalemera | Statistics on the prevalence of cyber…
Attacks |

AFEX Calls on Congolese Authorities to Investigate Killing of Journalist and Prosecute Perpetrators

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019
Accra, Ghana, 6 November 2019: The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) today condemned the brutal murder of Congolese journalist,…
Attacks | Impunity |

AFEX Joins Its Member, JED to Urge New Congolese Government to Prioritise Safety of Journalists in DRC

August 15, 2019August 23, 2019
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has joined Journaliste en Danger (JED), its member organisation in the Democratic Republic…

AFEX FOE Situation in Africa Report – January to March 2019

June 20, 2019August 19, 2019
A total of 77 violations were recorded in 21 countries with security agents being responsible for 40 of the said…
Attacks | Impunity |

AFEX Denounces Increasing Attacks on Journalists in Africa, Calls for an End to Impunity for Such Crimes

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019
Resolution of the Seventh General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Berlin, Germany, on April…
Attacks |

Governments Increasingly Penalising Critical Journalism in Africa

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019
The right to freedom of expression and access to information is enshrined in the national constitutions of several African countries…
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On March 16, 2020, the first coronavirus case in Liberia was confirmed; a government official, Mr. Nathaniel Blama who traveled…

Month of Repression: Four Killed, Dozens Arrested and Radio Stations Shut

Four fatalities have already been recorded in an alarming start to 2020, as Guinea and Nigeria began the year on...

MRA Calls on Government to Introduce and Implement Policies and Legislation that Ensure Safety of Journalists

LAGOS, Monday, December 23, 2019: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Nigerian Government to adopt and implement policies...

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