Tuesday, March 19, 2024

South Sudan

South Sudan 

AMDISS calls for investigation into murdered journalists

Juba, 2 November 2023--As people around the globe get together in solidarity with journalists on this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against...
South Sudan 

AMDISS welcomes probe into journalist’s death, calls on gov’t to investigate cases of other murdered journalists

Juba, 4 October 2023—The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) welcomes the formation of an investigation committee to probe into the killing...
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AMDISS commends the removal of problematic provisions of National Security Act

Juba, 7th, September 2023---Association for Media Development In South Sudan (AMDISS) commends members of the Reconstituted Transitional National Legislative Assembly for deleting Articles 54...
South Sudan 

AMDISS welcomes the reopening of radio station after 10 years of closure

Juba—1 September 2023, the Association for Media Development In South Sudan (AMDISS) has wholeheartedly welcomed the reopening of a community radio station in Leer...
South Sudan 

Female journalists in South Sudan speak out against sexism

At least 30 female journalists drawn from over eight states of South Sudan converged in Juba to share their personal stories and the challenges...
South Sudan 

AMDISS concerned over confiscation of journalists’ equipment

 Juba, August 11, 2023—AMDISS is deeply concerned over the confiscation of the media equipment that belong to Eye Radio and City Review Newspaper. This afternoon,...
South Sudan 

AMDISS Denounces the Continued Detention of Female Journalist Diing Magot, Calls for her Immediate Release

Juba-South Sudan, August 12, 2022, Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) is deeply concerned over the continued detention of female journalist Diing...
South Sudan 

AFEX condemns South Sudan clashes, calls on authorities to promote the safety of journalists

On February 10 and 11, 2022, a team from the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS), a member of the African Freedom...
South Sudan 

South Sudan: AMDISS Trains Journalists in Investigative Journalism

The Association of Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) in partnership with the United Kingdom Embassy in South Sudan on March 3 to 5,...
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Building Digital Literacy and Security Capacity of Women Refugees in Uganda

This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on December 9, 2019. By Ashnah Kalemera | Statistics on the prevalence of cyber harassment of women in Africa remain...
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AFEX Appeals to African Governments to Actively Promote and Defend Freedom of Expression ahead of World Press Freedom Day Celebration

In the next few days, hundreds of stakeholders across the globe will converge in Africa in the Ethiopian capital and host city of the...
South Sudan 

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...