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1 February 2013 | The Gambia

Groups call for state to stop harassing Gambian journalist

Groups call for state to stop harassing Gambian journalist In a letter to Gambian president Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, a group of organization calls for and end to the harassment of Abdoublie John. Since December 2012, The National Intelligence Agency has twice arbitrarily detained John, editor of the online news website Jollof News and a contributor to The Associated Press.
3 December 2012 | Democratic Republic of Congo

UN-run radio station blocked in DR Congo

Radio Okapi was jammed after failing to submit its programme schedule to the Congolese High Council for Broadcasting and Communication (CSAC).
22 November 2012 | Somalia

Media organisations conduct safety training for journalists in Somalia

Somali journalists are working in extreme conflict zones with risks that include small arms and explosives attacks, as well as the ever-increasing possibility of murder or abduction.
25 October 2012 | The Gambia

Decision to drop charges against two Gambian journalists welcomed

Decision to drop charges against two Gambian journalists welcomed MFWA welcomes the move by Gambian authorities to drop charges against two journalists for seeking permission to peacefully protest the execution of death row inmates, but calls for investigation into death threats against journalists.

Congolese rebel leader asked to protect journalists

Reporters Without Borders and Journalist in Danger wrote to the political coordinator of the M23 rebel movement, voicing concern about the dangers for journalists working in M23-controlled territory.
15 October 2012 | Cameroon

Cameroon: UN Universal Periodic Review Submission

Free expression is under threat in Cameroon, according to a report submitted this week to the UN Human Rights Council by PEN International, Committee to Protect Journalists, and Internet Sans Frontières.
15 October 2012 | Somalia

IFEX members call on new Somali government to protect journalists

IFEX members call on new Somali government to protect journalists Over 40 IFEX members worldwide call for the new President of Somalia to help combat impunity in the killing of journalists, revise media laws and uphold UN and African resolutions to help protect journalists.

Report condemns deteriorating press freedom in DR Congo

Reporters Without Borders and Journalist en Danger held a joint news conference in Kinshasa on the eve of the Francophonie summit to present their report on the state of freedom of information in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Central Africa.
27 July 2012 | Côte d'Ivoire

RSF to Ivorian president: improve media freedoms

On the eve of President Alassane Ouattara's first state visit to France, RSF congratulates him on making necessary improvements but says that much more still needs to be done.
23 July 2012 | Mali

Government urged to guarantee safety of journalists in wake of post-coup violence

ARTICLE 19 is concerned over a spate of assaults on and threats against journalists and is calling on the authorities to take immediate action to protect them.
23 July 2012 | Liberia

Liberian president signs Table Mountain declaration

The declaration identifies criminal defamation and 'insult' laws as among the most severe obstacles to the future of the independent press in Africa.
10 July 2012 | South Sudan

Step up urgent human rights reforms, says rights group

On the first anniversary of its independence, South Sudan should address impunity, release unlawfully detained prisoners and guarantee freedom of speech, says a new report by Human Rights Watch.
3 July 2012 | South Sudan

World’s youngest country yet to embark on road to civil liberties, says RSF mission report

There has been a disturbing accumulation of incidents and isolated acts of repression or intimidation that end up undermining the climate in which journalists and media operate, RSF said.
27 June 2012 | Malawi

MISA meets with President Joyce Banda, pushes for Access to Information law

The meeting drew attention to key issues that are relevant to how the media can function more effectively in the nascent democracy.
27 June 2012 | Ethiopia

Eskinder Nega convicted of "terrorism"

Press freedom and human rights groups condemn politicised trial.
22 June 2012 | Ghana

Rights groups demand immediate passage of Right to Information Bill

Rights groups organised a national conference in Accra to intensify their long campaign for passage into law of the long-delayed bill.
22 June 2012 | Nigeria

National Summit on FOI Act communique

Representatives of key stakeholders met to develop strategies and action plans for effective implementation of the country's FOI Act.
15 June 2012 | Somalia

Mission journal: Somaliland's press harassed, disappointed

Arbitrary arrests and other forms of intimidation have become the order of the day for Somaliland's press, CPJ reports.
12 June 2012 | Ethiopia

CPJ and Africa Media Initiative meet minister

In a two-hour meeting, the delegation expressed concern about continuing prosecutions of journalists, particularly under the 2009 anti-terrorism statute, which independent publishers and reporters say has a chilling effect on Ethiopia's small private media sector.
23 May 2012 | Ethiopia

Obama should raise press freedom in Africa food talks, says CPJ

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's government downplays food crises by denying journalists access to sensitive areas and censoring independent coverage.


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