Land dispute article results in threats against journalist
Togolese journalist Roger Amemavoh is receiving ongoing threats after documenting how construction activities are forcing families from their homes.
Poetry on trial in Togo
Nearly a year without a hearing, the prolonged confinement of a Togolese poet exposes how pretrial detention is being weaponised to silence dissenting voices.
Togo’s crackdown on online speech deepens
Civil society in Togo is alarmed by new government threats to prosecute internet users for online comments and reactions, warning that punitive controls will stifle public debate.
Security of political refugee journalists under threat
Journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè’s forced extradition to Benin, despite his recognised refugee status in Togo, exposes the fragility of international protections.
Exiled Beninese journalist forcibly repatriated from Togo
Exiled journalist Comlan Hugues Sossoukpè was secretly extradited to Benin, where he now faces terrorism-related charges in a case echoing a pattern of cross-border abductions and repression.
Togo chokes internet to quell dissent
As Togolese citizens recently mobilised online to protest entrenched political power, authorities responded with deliberate internet slowdowns and targeted disruptions.
Public outcry over Togo’s constitutional reform culminates in deaths
Security forces in Togo brutally suppressed peaceful protests against controversial constitutional reforms seen as a ploy to extend President Faure Gnassingbé’s rule.
Political unrest in Togo on the rise
The suspension of RFI and France 24 in Togo underscores growing authoritarianism and adds to the mounting list of violations against media freedom.
Togolese Catholic church condemns arrest of rapper Aamron
The arrest of Togolese rapper Aamron for criticising governance and mobilising youth, spotlights the erosion of free expression and the deepening human rights crisis in Togo.
Media accreditation for Togolese elections restricted, French journalist expelled
French journalist Thomas Pierre Dietrich, handed a six-month suspended prison sentence, expelled from the country and banned from re-entering.
Togolese publisher Apollinaire Mewenemesse faces stringent bail conditions
Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse is charged with defamation, false publication, incitement, and undermining state security.
Togolese authorities suspend “La Dépêche”; “Tampa Express” publisher faces charges
The media sector in Togo is coming under increasing harassment.
Iconic Togolese investigative media outlet relaunched
Despite being forced into exile “L’Alternative” editorial team remain committed to delivering their trademark investigative journalism.
RSF identifies spyware on phones of two Togolese journalists
An deeper look into the arbitrary arrests of publisher Loïc Lawson and freelance journalist Anani Sossou reveal how they were in the crosshairs of the Togolese authorities for some time.