Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP)

Independent organizations in Egypt face a looming crackdown. The government has threatened to enforce a draconian associations law that became law 12 years ago, but has seldom been enforced.

The chairman of Shabelle Media Network and the director of SkyFM have been detained in the National Intelligence and Security Agency’s underground prison, a place where suspected terrorists are being kept.

On 14 August, Liberia National Police officers barricaded and fired teargas into the offices of Liberia’s independent newspaper, The National Chronicle.

Henry Karmo was beaten and arrested while photographing a protest against the imposition of a state of emergency that was declared by the government as an attempt to tackle Ebola.

The government of Liberia through the Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism has asked all media entities operating in the country to renew their permits and/or get registered or risk being shut down.

It’s been 20 years since Lieutenant Yahya Jammeh overthrew the Gambian government and proclaimed himself President of the Republic. Some of the human rights violations recorded over the last 20 years include the killing of 14 protesters in April 2000 and the killing of journalist Deyda Hydara in 2004.

The arrest of Octavian Williams follows a series of publications alleging that Mr. Robert Sirleaf – the son of the president who is also senior advisor to his mother – is an American citizen

Franklin Doloque, a correspondent for the Liberia Broadcasting System (LBS) was flogged by men believed to be of Nimba County Senator Prince Y. Johnson. The journalist was reportedly performing his professional duty when assaulted.