Articles by Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP)
Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech
Forty IFEX members express solidarity with women who have been the victims of violence for exercising their free expression rights.
Editor sued by member of House of Representatives
A lawsuit has been filed against “New Broom” newspaper publisher and editor Roland Worwee after he published articles linking a member of the House of Representatives and the president to alleged irregularities in a contract with Cavalla Rubber Co.
Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom
While calling on the Moroccan government to stop the current crackdown against press freedom, 31 IFEX members and others condemn the recent arrests and harassment of journalists and independent press.
Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance
23 IFEX members and other organisations call for the defeat of proposed legal mechanisms and say that attempts to address racial or religious hatred should conform to standards of international law.
Local officials hijack community radio station
Local government officials have hijacked the Salala Community Radio Station, dismissed the station’s board of directors, and indefinitely suspended the station manger.
Four IFEX members, civil society groups fear Gambia proposal will prevent ECOWAS court from ruling in Saidykhan case
Groups say the Gambian government has proposed the amendments so that the Court will be weakened in its capacity to deal effectively with tyrannical governments.
Mayor and police storm newspaper office; lawmaker seizes journalist’s recorder
The acting mayor of Monrovia has threatened to drag the “News” newspaper to court.
Ministry of Information halts printing of two newspapers
The Ministry of Information has ordered two publishers to stop printing “The New Broom” and “The Bi-Lingual” newspapers.