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South Sudan  Attacks

Freedom of Expression: AFEX Urges South Sudan to Protect Rights of Journalists

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) writes to express grave concern about the recent crackdown on the media in South Sudan which has...
Somalia  Attacks

AFEX Decries Arrest of Journalists, Closure of Radio Station

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), together with its member, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) deplores the closure of City FM...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Police Officer Apologises to Assaulted Journalists

 A Ugandan police officer, Constable Pamela Agudo, who assaulted two journalists has publicly apologised to her victims. The apology follows a march organised by...
Uganda  Access To Information

Regional Court Grants Permission to 20 Organizations to Join Criminal Defamation Case

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on July 1, 2016. The struggle to strike off criminal defamation from East African statute books was on...
Uganda  Attacks

Uganda: Journalist Remanded Over Criminal Defamation Charges

This statement was origninally published on hrnjuganda.org on June 21, 2016. Waligo Sadati a journalist with Red Pepper, based in Lyantonde District has today 21st...
Uganda  Access To Information

Journalists kicked out of Ugandan Parliament

This statement was originally published on Watch Dog on June 20, 2016. Parliament has finally thrown out experienced reporters that were deemed critical of the...
Uganda  Free Expression and The Law

Uganda: Investigate Break-ins at Human Rights Groups’ Offices

This statement was originally published on hrw.org on June 13, 2016. Pattern of Attacks Indicates Perpetrators Enjoy Impunity The Uganda Police Force (UPF) should promptly, thoroughly, and transparently...
Uganda  Free Expression and The Law

Court Order: Defendant to be Served through Newspapers over Assault Case

This statement was originally published on hrnjuganda.org on June 8, 2016. Court at Masaka has granted permission to serve the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM)...
Somalia  Attacks

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...
Uganda  Free Expression and The Law

AFEX Congratulates Ugandan Human Rights Group on Prestigious International Awards

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) congratulates Uganda’s Human Rights Network for Journalists (HRNJ-Uganda), on the receipt of the prestigious Lord Astor Award...
Uganda  Attacks

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...
Somalia  Free Expression and The Law

Trade Unions Drag Somali Government to ILO

This statement was originally published by nusoj.org on May 26, 2016 The International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s Committee on Freedom of Association will be interrogating a...
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