Missing activist Abdoul Sacko found
Abdoul Sacko was found a day after his abduction, severely injured and bearing visible signs of torture, and was immediately hospitalised for treatment.
Guinea’s growing climate of fear
The Media Foundation for West Africa has reported on actions by authorities in Guinea aimed at silencing civil actors, which violate international laws on freedom of expression.
Guinean journalist Habib Marouane Camara still missing
Numerous pleas to authorities by Habib Marouane Camara’s family, lawyer, and media colleagues regarding his whereabouts, have been ignored.
Guinean journalist Habib Marouane Camara abducted
Guinean authorities are being urged to investigate the abduction of journalist Habib Marouane Camara and ensure his safe return.
Advocates act against Guinea’s repression of the media
The Sub-Saharan Africa desk of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Sub-Saharan Africa hold protest in Dakar in solidarity with Guinea’s media.
Licenses of 6 independent broadcasters revoked in Guinea
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges ECOWAS to press Guinean authorities to stop censoring the media.
Guinean authorities urged to act against threats
Sékou Jamal Pendessa faces escalating harassment due to his activism against media repression under the current military regime.
Guinea’s media hit by suspension and censorship
The Media Foundation for West Africa urges Guinea’s media regulatory body to exhibit more tolerance towards the media.
Guinean media threaten to go on nationwide strike
The media sector in Guinea are demanding the unconditional release of journalist Sékou Jamal Pendessa.
Journalist union leader arrested in Guinea
Military authorities urged to end the wave of repression against the media in the country.
Guinea censors TV, radio and social media
Suspension of broadcasting stations by Guinean authorities is reflective of growing intolerance of divergent viewpoints.
Guinean media goes silent to protest repression
A nationwide media blackout by media associations was designed to magnify the control the ruling junta is imposing on the media.
Radio stations jammed, social media blocked in Guinea
Independent radio stations in Guinea are being blocked and social media sites are only accessible via a VPN.
Violent arrest of 10 journalists in Guinea condemned
A group of journalists covering a peaceful protest by their colleagues, had their equipment destroyed, and then were teargassed and assaulted before they were arrested.