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Nigeria 

IPC decries threats against journalist; condemns invasion of radio...

For immediate release, February 3, 2025 The Safety and Protection of Journalists (SPJ) hub of the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos - Nigeria is...
Africa 

Amplifying the Resolution on the Protection of Women Against...

Two and a half years after the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) adopted the Resolution on the Protection of Women Against...
Somalia 

AFEX Condemns Barbaric Murder of Female Journalist in Somalia

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) to strongly condemn the barbaric killing of Sagal Salad...
Mauritania 

Mauritania: State Broadcaster Dismisses Newscaster for Mispronouncing First Lady’s Name

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on May 31, 2016. On May 26, 2016, a Mauritanian journalist was summarily dismissed from his post for...
Uganda 

AFEX Calls on Ugandan President to Safeguard Free Speech

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of freedom of expression organizations on the continent, has petitioned Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, calling...
Uganda 

Uganda: Recent Wave of Office Break-ins- Civil Society Organizations Demand Government Action.

This statement was originally issued on hrnj-uganda.org on May 23, 2016. Civil Society Organizations have called upon the Ugandan Government to conduct swift and transparent...
Somalia 

Somalia: “Utter Dismay” Over Continuous Violation of Trade Union Rights- NUSOJ

This statement was originally published on nusoj.org on May 16, 2016 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today expressed utter dismay and frustration by...
ZambiaZimbabwe 

MISA Documentary: Highlights Free Expression Struggles in Southern Africa

This statement was originally issued by misa.org on May 12, 2016. Freedom of expression is one of the cornerstones of all democratic systems. Without it...

Uganda: Government Blocks Social Media as Police Attacks Journalists ahead of President’ Swearing in.

This Alert was originally issued by HRNJ-Uganda on May 12, 2016. Government has switched of social media platforms in Uganda ahead of the swearing in...
Uganda 

Uganda Government Bans Media Coverage of Opposition Protest

This Alert was Issued by the HRNJ-Uganda on May 6. 2016. In a surprise twist of events, just two days after officiating as chief walker...
Liberia 

West African Journalists Call For Isolation of Gambian President

Monrovia - The West African Journalists Association (WAJA) has declared the Gambia as the most hostile environment for journalists in the sub-region, as it...
Somalia 

Somalia: UN Rights Experts Raise Alarm at Growing Persecution against Trade Unionists

GENEVA (4 May 2016) – A group of four United Nations human rights experts today urged the Government of Somalia to halt the continuous...
Gambia 

Detained Gambian Journalist Disappears

The statement was originally published on mfwa.org on April 22, 2016. Information reaching the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) indicates that detained journalist Alhagie...
Uganda 

Uganda: Premises of HRNJ Attacked by Assailants

This statement was issued by HRNJ-Uganda on April 14, 2016 On April 10, 2016, the premises of HRNJ-Uganda were broken into by unknown assailants. The...