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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...
Nigeria 

Buhari’s Government Failing Tolerance Test as Two Weeks of Repression Raises Alarm

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on August 21, 2019.  The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about  Nigerian authorities’ clampdown...
Nigeria 

MRA Condemns DSS Arrest and Detention of Journalist, Calls for his Unconditional Release

This statement was originally published on www.mediarightsagenda.org on August 14, 2019.  Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on August 13, 2019 condemned the arrest and continued detention...
Gambia 

JED Joins AFEX to Demand Justice for the Murder of Gambian journalist, Deyda Hydara

This statement was published on www.jed-afrique.org July 29, 2019. Press Freedom Organisations Demand Prosecutions of Former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh for Killing of Journalist, Mr....
Gambia  Attacks

AFEX Demands Accountability for 2004 Killing of Deyda Hydara, Calls for Prosecution of Ex-President Jammeh of Gambia

ACCRA, GHANA, Wednesday, July 24, 2019:  The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a regional network of freedom of expression organizations, has called on...
GhanaLiberiaTanzania  Free Expression and The Law

Boost to Freedom of Expression Rights in Africa as Progressive Laws, Court Rulings Define First Quarter of 2019

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange’s (AFEX) monitoring of the Freedom of Expression (FOE) Situation in Africa during January-March 2019 recorded some positive developments...
Liberia  Digital Rights

Disenchanted Liberians Recount First Social Media Blackout Experience

The Liberian government on June 7, 2019 ordered Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country to block social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,...
EthiopiaGhanaMozambiqueNigeriaSouth SudanTanzaniaZimbabwe  Free Expression and The Law

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...
ChadDemocratic Republic Of CongoMozambiqueNigeriaSudanTanzania  Attacks

AFEX Denounces Increasing Attacks on Journalists in Africa, Calls for an End to Impunity for Such Crimes

Resolution of the Seventh General Meeting of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) held in Berlin, Germany, on April 7, 2019. The Seventh General...
GhanaNigeriaSomalia 

Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa – 208 Violations Recorded in 30 Countries only 14 Redressed in 2018

There was widespread impunity for freedom of expression (FOE) violations recorded in 2018 with only 14 out of the 208 violations recorded received some...
Ghana 

MFWA Welcomes Ghana’s RTI Law With Caution

this statement was originally published on www.mfwa.org on March 27, 2019. The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) cautiously welcomes the passing of the Right...
Nigeria 

MRA Criticizes President Buhari’s Refusal to Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill

This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.net on March 22, 2019.  Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has criticized the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into...
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