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Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

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

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

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

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

Photo Journalist Attacked in Nigeria

This statement was originally published onon September 5, 2017. A Benin-based freelance photo journalists, Mr. Lucky Agie, was on Monday night attacked by suspected armed...
South Sudan  Attacks

Media Rights Group in South Sudan Condemns Killing of US Freelance Journalist, Pays Tribute to Family

This statement was originally published by amdiss on August 29, 2017. The Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) would like to extend its...
Uganda  Attacks

Police Stones Journalists as they Cover Staff Quarters on Fire

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on August 24, 2017. Kampala; Police Officers at Katwe Police Station have today 24th August 2017 stoned...
Togo  Attacks

Togolese Police Kill Seven Protesters

This statement was originally published by on mfwa.org on August 21, 2017. There has been a bloody crackdown on peaceful anti-government protesters in Togo, with...
Democratic Republic Of Congo  Attacks

Journalist Detained without Trial in DRC

A Congolese journalist has been detained by the country’s security agents without charge since July 31, 2017. According to Journaliste en Danger (JED), a member...
CameroonNigeriaTogo  Attacks

Culture of Impunity Still Pervasive in Africa: 113 FOE Violations Recorded, Only 10 Redressed

Impunity for crimes against journalists, media professionals, activists and citizens remains a worrying trend in Africa. According to the second edition of the Freedom...
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AFEX Calls for Immediate End to Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Africa

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of African freedom of expression groups, has expressed serious concerns about the increased incidents of...
Guinea  Attacks

Journalist Detained for Erroneous Report

This statement was originally published on mfwa.org on June 30, 2017. Gendarmes in Guinea have arrested and detained a journalist for two days after he...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda Police in Brutal Arrest of Journalists on world Press Freedom Day

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on May 4, 2017. As Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate The World Press Freedom...
Nigeria  Attacks

AFEX Condemns Gruesome Killing of Journalist by Unknown Assailants in Nigeria

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins its member, the International Press Centre (IPC), based in Lagos-Nigeria to strongly denounce the gruesome murder...
Cameroon  Attacks

AFEX Petitions AU Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression to Intervene in Cameroon Crisis

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), on April 13, 2017 petitioned the African Union (AU) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access...
Somalia  Attacks

AFEX Denounces Two-Year Jail Sentence of Independent Journalist in Somaliland

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins its member, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) to strongly condemn the sentencing of independent...
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