Journaliste en danger (JED)

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A journalists runs past a cloud of tear gas after riot police dispersed anti-corruption protesters during a demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya, 3 November 2016, REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Network of African free expression groups calls for end to impunity for crimes against journalists

AFEX deplores the increasing incidents of killings, physical attacks, arbitrary arrests and detentions, threats and harassment of journalists, media professionals and activists in Africa as a threat towards the enjoyment of free expression and the ultimate development of the continent.

Statement of Solidarity in Support of MENA HRDs for IFEX25

NGOs around the world ask authorities to stop campaigns of repression against HRDs and civil society organisations in the Middle East and North Africa region

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English-speaking Cameroonians get their internet back

What could cause a government to block the internet to specific regions for three months? In Cameroon’s case, it was a conflict over the imposition of the French language in anglophone areas.

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AU Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression asked to intervene in Cameroon crisis

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange has petitioned the African Union Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information to intervene in the deteriorating freedom of expression situation in the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon.

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Radio station employee shot dead in Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Famous Giobaro on 16 April 2017 at his residence in Yenagoa, a local government area in the Bayelsa State of Nigeria.

Independent journalist Abdimalik Muse Oldon, AFEX

Somaliland journalist gets 2-year sentence for “anti-national activity”

Independent journalist Abdimalik Muse Oldon was accused of allegedly making comments against Somaliland’s president while expressing support for the president of Somalia on social media.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni address journalists after casting his vote in Kaaro High School in Kiruhura district, 18 February 2016, AP Photo/Stephen Wandera

Uganda’s glimpse of hope

2017 is turning out to be a hopeful year for Uganda, as justice is finally being served for numerous violations against journalists.

Journalists queue for a security sweep outside the venue of the presidential vote at the airport in Mogadishu, 8 February 2017, REUTERS/Feisal Omar

African free expression network concerned for safety of journalists in Somalia

Between 25 January and 1 April 2017, a total of 11 journalists and one media organisation have been attacked in Somalia, making it one of the most dangerous places to be a journalist in Africa.