Articles by Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
Newspaper reporter assaulted while covering demonstration
Victor Kwawukume was treated for head injuries and discharged from hospital.
Pro-opposition newspaper suspended
The decision of the regulatory body follows the publication of material that the commission says amounts to distortion of facts.
One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens
UPDATE: The president of IFEX member Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Nabeel Rajab, was re-arrested and sentenced to three years in prison on 16 August. Many other human rights defenders remain in prison, including BCHR’s founder Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, and his daughter, Zainab Al-Khawaja.
Journalists accuse military authorities of tapping their telephones
Journalists are accusing the military authorities of illegally tapping their telephones as a means of silencing critical opinion in the country.
Students vandalise Radio Kayira
Bamako police foiled angry students’ attempts to burn down Radio Kayira, a privately-owned radio station.
Journalist assaulted by security forces
Noel Kokou Tadégnon was attacked by security forces while filming a crackdown on demonstrators during the country’s independence day celebration.
MFWA salutes journalists on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day
MFWA notes with special concern the harrowing experience of media rights defenders in countries like Guinea Bissau and Mali who have had to perform their duties under harsh conditions imposed as a result of the recent coups in both countries.
Thirty-two IFEX members urge authorities to release journalist Eskinder Nega
On 1 May, jailed journalist Eskinder Nega, facing the death penalty, receives in absentia the 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. Thirty-two IFEX members are calling for his release, and an end to the use of national security legislation against all writers and journalists.