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Mayor Beats Up Journalist from Unity FM in Uganda

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has learnt with dismay the assault on a reporter from Unity FM in Uganda by the Mayor...
South Sudan  Censorship

AFEX Condemns South Sudan’s Media Authority Censorship

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the summoning of the Editor in Chief of Al Watan Arabic newspaper by South Sudan’s Media...
Somalia  Attacks

AFEX Deplores Bomb Attack against Somali Journalist

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces an attempt by hooligans on the life of Somali journalist and Chairman of rights-based NGO, Human...
Burkina FasoCameroonCote d'IvoireEthiopiaGhanaKenyaLesothoMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSomaliaSouth SudanSwazilandTanzaniaUgandaZimbabwe  Attacks

Stakeholders Call for a Coordination Mechanism on Safety of Journalists in Africa

Representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa, including the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), and government institutions have agreed to establish a...
Uganda  Attacks

Police in Uganda Arrests Journalists, Shuts Down Radio Station

This statement was originally published on www.hrnjuganda.org on November 21, 2018.Unity FM radio based in Lira remains shut down since 17th November, 2018 when...
CameroonDemocratic Republic Of CongoGhanaSomaliaTogo  Attacks

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Promote Safety of Journalists, Combat Impunity

Resolution At the end of the Sixth General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Accra, Ghana, on November 7 and...
Uganda 

AFEX Urges Ugandan Police to Investigate Death Threats against Journalists

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) calls on the Ugandan police to investigate death threats against journalists working in the Southern Buganda region...
Tanzania 

AFEX Condemns Detention of CPJ Staff by Tanzania Authorities

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a continental network of freedom of expression and media rights organisation, denounces the detention of staff of...
ChadDemocratic Republic Of CongoSomaliaUgandaZimbabwe 

AFEX Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa – July to September 2018

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continuing impunity in Guinea and Somalia where the police and other judicial...
GhanaGuineaNigeriaSomaliaZimbabwe  Attacks

Killing of Journalists and Protesters in Guinea and Somalia in Third Quarter of 2018 Remain Unaddressed

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the continuing impunity in Guinea and Somalia where the police and other judicial...
Somalia  Impunity

AFEX Bemoans Recent Attacks on Journalists in Somalia

The African Freedom for Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply concerned about the recent spate of freedom of expression (FOE) violations in Somalia. Within the past...
Uganda 

AFEX Expresses Serious Concerns over Recent Brutalities by Security Forces in Uganda

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces the recent attacks by security agents against journalists and protesters in Uganda. According to media reports, Ugandan...
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