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Somalia  Free Expression and The Law

NUSOJ Holds Training on Freedom of Expression and Media Law for Somali Journalists

This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on September 23, 2017. A training on freedom of expression, media law and defamation, organized by the National...
SomaliaSouth Sudan  Attacks

Somalia, South Sudan, Still a Minefield for Journalists

Journalists continue to face danger while reporting in conflict zones across the Horn of Africa region. Several journalists have been physically assaulted, arrested and...
Uganda  Attacks

Police Officers Assault Journalists, Confiscate their Gadgets

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on September 13, 2017. Police officers of Kigungu Post Police on September 13th, 2017 assaulted and confiscated gadgets...
Somalia  Access To Information

Journalist Dies of Wounds from Bomb Attack in Central Somalia

This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on September 13, 2017. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is deeply saddened to learn that...
Somalia  Attacks

Three Journalists Wounded in Suicide Bomb Attack in Central Somalia

This statement was originally published on nusog.org on September 11, 2017. Three local journalists were caught up yesterday, Sunday 10 September 2017, in a suicide...
South Sudan  Attacks

Media Rights Group in South Sudan Condemns Killing of US Freelance Journalist, Pays Tribute to Family

This statement was originally published by amdiss on August 29, 2017. The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) would like to extend its...
CameroonNigeriaSomalia 

AFEX Freedom of Expression (FOE) Situation in Africa Report

The periodic Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa Report is an intervention by the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) that seeks to monitor...
Uganda  Attacks

Police Stones Journalists as they Cover Staff Quarters on Fire

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on August 24, 2017. Kampala; Police Officers at Katwe Police Station have today 24th August 2017 stoned...
Somalia  Free Expression and The Law

AFEX Petitions Somali President over Repressive Media Bill

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has called on the President of Somalia, Mr Mohamed Abdullahi Mohammed Farmaajo, to ensure that new repressive...
South Sudan  Digital Rights

South Sudanese Denied Access to Information as Government Blocks Selected Websites

This statement was originally published on amdiss on July 20, 2017. The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) is concerned by the blockage...
Rwanda  Censorship

Decision of Rwanda’s Electoral Commission to Vet Online Messages of Presidential Candidates Unacceptable – AFEX

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the decision of the Electoral Commission of Rwanda to vet and approve the...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda Police in Brutal Arrest of Journalists on world Press Freedom Day

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on May 4, 2017. As Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate The World Press Freedom...
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