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Tanzania  Digital Rights

Freedom of Expression Online under Attack in Tanzania

Freedom of expression online is under attack in Tanzania as the Government abuses legal and judicial processes to suppress critical voices on the Internet,...
Somalia  Attacks

NUSOJ Urges Somali Government to Act on UN Secretary General’s Report

This statement was originally published on www.nusoj.org on 18 September, 2016. Alarming report by the UN Secretary General shows that intimidation and reprisals against civil...
South Sudan  Censorship

AFEX Denounces Indefinite Closure of Private Newspaper in South Sudan

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) and its member, the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) denounce the indefinite closure of...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Police Interrogates Two Journalists over their Work

This statement was originally published on www.hrnjuganda.org on September 15, 2016. Two journalists have been interrogated by the Crime Investigations and Intelligence Department of the...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Police ‘summons’ journalist over a Facebook post

This statement was originally published on www.hrnjuganda.org on September 1, 2016. Police in Moroto District, North Eastern Uganda summoned a freelance journalist, Teba Arukol, over...
Somalia  Access To Information

Intelligence and Security Agency raids Radio Station, Arrests Two Journalists

This statement was originally published nusoj.org on August 18, 2016. The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) should immediately release two Radio Shabelle journalists, Ali...
Somalia  Attacks

NUSOJ Denounces Judicial Harassment of Journalists and Independent Media in Somaliland

This statement was originally published on NUSOJ on 15 August 2016. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns concerted attempts by Somaliland authorities...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Supporters of Inspector General of Police Assault Journalist

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org August 10, 2016. A Bukedde newspaper journalist, Joseph Mutebi was 10th August, 2016 assaulted by  commercial (boda boda...
Uganda  Impunity

Uganda: Ruling Party Mobilisers are Remanded to Prison for Assaulting Journalists

This statement was originally published on hrnjugnada.org on August 9, 2016. Chaos broke out at Entebbe Magistrates Court on 8th August 2016 when five ruling...
South Sudan  Free Expression and The Law

South Sudan Update: Prominent South Sudanese Journalist Granted Bail

Prominent South Sudanese journalist and Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monintor newspaper, Alfred Taban who was arrested by the National Security Service (NSS) has been...
South Sudan  Attacks

Alfred Taban should be Released

Prominent South Sudanese journalist, Alfred Taban who was arrested by agents of the National Security Service (NSS) on July 16, 2016 has been charged...
South Sudan  Attacks

Twelve Days on, South Sudanese Journalist Still in Detention

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is dismayed at the continued detention of South Sudanese journalist, Alfred Taban who has been held by...
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