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Press Freedom Situation in Africa- April- June 2021
Journalists killed, respectively in DRC, Somalia and Nigeria, Burkina Faso, including a social media activist in Ghana during the period of April-June 2021. This...
Sierra Leone Digital Rights
How Sierra Leone is Hiding Behind the Fight Against Cybercrime to Abuse Digital Rights
The Sierra Leonean government has introduced a Cyber Crime Bill (2020) in what it claims to be an attempt to tackle cybercrime and boost...
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leonean Government Persecute Journalist, Activist Over Social Media Posts
A prominent Sierra Leone journalist, Sylvia Olayinka Blyden, has regained her freedom after spending a total of 50 days in detention on charges of...
Sierra Leone
Presidential Guards Brutalise Sports Journalists during Football Match
The statement was originally published on mfwa.org on September 11, 2019.
A group of men reported to be bodyguards of President Julius Maada Bio have...
Sierra Leone Digital Rights
Sierra Leone Joins Global Trend: Shuts Down Internet and Mobile Services during Elections
The government of Sierra Leone has joined the trend of government-mandated Internet shutdowns during important national events such as elections. Several reports show that...
Sierra Leone Free Expression and The Law
Update: Police in Sierra Leone have Returned Passport of Anti-Corruption Activist after 45 Days
Sierra Leonean police have returned the passport of Abdul Fatoma, the Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI),...
Sierra Leone Attacks
AFEX Denounces Harassment of Anti-Corruption Activist by Sierra Leonean Authorities
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) denounces the harassment of Abdul Fatoma, the Chief Executive Officer of the Campaign for Human Rights and...