Ghana

At a recent round table discussion, Raymond Atuguba, David Annan, Abraham Amaliba and Larry Bimi gave credence to several research findings claiming the judiciary was one of the most corrupt institutions in the country.

In recent months there have been many cases of national security personnel interfering with journalists reporting on issues involving security agencies, according to MFWA.

Takyi Boateng says he is shocked by the behaviour of the policemen who detained him at the station as he had produced his press card and sought permission from the court’s registrar before he began photographing.

“The Chronicle” reported that Nonor was roughed up by guards and dragged into their vehicle, along with street vendors, and taken to AMA offices, where they were detained.

Prince Prah was interrogated on a wide range of issues, including the source for a story he published on an alleged massive shake-up at the top hierarchy of the military.

Five members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers were detained and released the same day, after protesting a new pay policy for public service workers.

Opposition politician Kennedy Agyapong was reportedly asked to submit a written statement to police.

The opposition MP made the remarks on a local radio station after he was implicated by Alhaji Bature Iddrisu in a 2006 narcotics case.

The protesters were demonstrating over the long delay in passing the RTI bill into law.

Five radio stations were forced off the air for several hours after their broadcasting equipment was seized by personnel from the Interim Copyright Management Team.

Issah Murtala Kpambe was violently assaulted while covering events at a polling station, then briefly detained without being told what offence he had committed.

Journalist Prince William Baffour was previously detained by police and charged with “publishing information with the intention to cause fear or harm to the public or to disturb the public peace.”

Officers entered the premises of privately-owned OTEC FM and assaulted two staff members.

Afriyea was gasping for breath, lying on one side and could only move his head at the time I visited him in hospital,” the journalist’s colleague said.

Ghana’s former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, said that history had vindicated his government for the repeal of the criminal libel laws that were used to jail journalists.

The protest was part of activities organised to mark the 16th anniversary of President Yahya Jammeh’s Coup d’État on 22 July 1994.