Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP)

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Link to: Forty IFEX members call for the protection of women who exercise free speech

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.

Link to: Editor sued by member of House of Representatives

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.

Link to: Thirty-one IFEX members and 24 other organisations condemn harsh crackdown on press freedom

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.

Link to: Twenty-three IFEX members and other organisations raise concerns about proposed mechanisms to combat racial intolerance

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.

Link to: Local officials hijack community radio station

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.

Link to: Four IFEX members, civil society groups fear Gambia proposal will prevent ECOWAS court from ruling in Saidykhan case

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.

Link to: Mayor and police storm newspaper office; lawmaker seizes journalist’s recorder

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.

Link to: Ministry of Information halts printing of two newspapers

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.