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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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Gambia  Freedom of Expression Violations

The Gambia: GPU Condemns Physical Assault of Journalist by State House Photographer

The Gambia Press Union (GPU) condemns in the strongest terms the physical assault on a reporter for the online platform, Kerr Fatou, by President...
Zimbabwe  Freedom of Expression Violations

AFEX Calls for Release of Detained Journalist

The Africa Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is deeply worried about the prolonged detention of the journalist Jeffrey Moyo and is calling on the...
Nigeria  Freedom of Expression Violations

Nigeria: International Press Center Releases 2020 Report on State Of Attacks on Journalists

The International Press Centre  (IPC) under a safety of journalists’ project supported by the Open Society Foundation (OSF) commenced the monitoring of attacks on...
Tanzania  Freedom of Expression Violations

Tanzania: AFEX Welcomes New President’s Directive on Closed Media Outlets

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the commitment of the new President of Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan, to uphold press freedom. President Samia...
Democratic Republic Of Congo  Freedom of Expression Violations

DRC: Journaliste en Danger Condemns Murder of Journalist

Journaliste en Danger (JED) is deeply shocked by the murder, on Sunday 9 May 2021 at around 11 pm, of a journalist by two...
Zimbabwe  Freedom of Expression Violations

Zimbabwe Falls on World Media Freedom Index

Zimbabwe has been ranked at 130 out of 180 countries in 2021 compared to its ranking at 126 in 2020, new rankings by the...
Africa  Freedom of Expression Violations

Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa: January – March 2021

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), recorded 89 freedom of expression violations during the period of January to March 2021, across 23 countries...
Kenya  Freedom of Expression Violations

AFEX Strongly Condemns Killing of Kenyan Journalist, Demands Thorough Investigations

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) is profoundly dismayed by, and strongly condemns the gruesome killing of Betty Mutekhele Barasa, a journalist working...
Nigeria  Free Expression and The Law

Nigeria: Newspaper Sued, Threatened Over Critical Publication

A charity group, Al Bashar International Foundation based in Bauchi State, Nigeria, has sued the WikkiTimes Media Limited and three others for defamation over...
Chad  Digital Rights

Authorities in Chad Must Refrain from Repetitive Internet Disruptions during Elections

Ahead of the Presidential elections campaigning in Chad, the authorities disrupted the internet on February 28, 2021, and attempted to restrict access to social...
Democratic Republic Of Congo  Freedom of Expression Violations

DRC: Journalist Detained by the Public Prosecutor’s Office

Journalist in Danger (JED) demands the immediate and unconditional release of the journalist who has been detained for four days in Mbandaka, the capital...
Uganda  Freedom of Expression Violations

AFEX Condemns Military Brutality Against Journalists in Uganda

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) condemns the brutal attack by the Ugandan military on journalists and calls for immediate investigations and punishment...
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