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Spotlight: World Press Freedom Day

Journalists detained on World Press Freedom Day in Sierra Leone

10 May 2013
Media Foundation for West Africa

Two journalists were detained on World Press Freedom Day, and are being charged with criminal defamation for publishing supposedly pornographic photographs of a lawyer.

Sierra Leone Highlights
From our Network

Sierra Leone Censorship

Private radio station has licence withdrawn in Sierra Leone

Afri Radio has resolved to take legal action against the Independent Media Commission after its broadcast license was withdrawn on 12 April 2013. A source at the radio station believes the withdrawal was politically-motivated.

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎29 April 2013

Sierra Leone

Journalist assaulted while documenting eviction in Sierra Leone

A reporter had his equipment seized for taking photos of an eviction order carried out by police in Freetown. One officer told the journalist he would have dealt with him fatally if he weren't in uniform.

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎21 February 2013

Sierra Leone Attacks

Journalists assaulted, equipment seized in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leonean soldiers attacked journalists Poindexter Sama and Alie Turay, of the Awoko Newspaper, as they photographed the troops passing the newspaper's offices.

‎Committee to Protect Journalists‎10 August 2012

Latest from Sierra Leone

Rights groups urge passage of Freedom of Information Bill

‎Human Rights Watch‎

2 April 2012
District chairman forces radio off air, confiscates broadcast equipment

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

27 March 2012
TV cameraman assaulted by opposition party supporters

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

19 March 2012
Two pastors assault newspaper editor; community radio journalists attacked

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

7 December 2011
Edition of newspaper seized by police

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

10 November 2011
Presidential guards attack four journalists

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

Attacks 9 September 2011
Newspaper reporter receives death threat

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

13 July 2011
Sports journalists under threat

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

Attacks 8 July 2011
Police arrest two suspects in murder of newspaper journalist

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

Attacks 23 June 2011
Suspects arrested in rare journalist murder

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22 June 2011
Newspaper editor attacked by ruling party militants

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

Attacks 22 June 2011
Newspaper journalist stabbed to death

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

Attacks 15 June 2011
Journalists' association to sue opposition politician over attacks on two journalists

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

Attacks 7 March 2011
Newspaper faces criminal prosecution

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

4 March 2011
Minister orders arrest of several newspaper journalists

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

16 December 2010
Journalist beaten by police, briefly detained

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

20 October 2010
Radio station receives threats

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

28 September 2010
Court detains journalist for four hours

‎Media Foundation for West Africa‎

27 August 2010
Supreme Court dismisses journalists' association challenge to criminal, seditious libel laws

‎International Press Institute (IPI)‎

12 November 2009
Ruling party militants violently assault radio journalist

‎Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)‎

29 October 2009
New broadcasting act keeps public media under state control

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19 August 2009
New broadcasting law gives president control over state media

‎Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)‎

14 August 2009
Journalists' group declares news blackout on judiciary

‎Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)‎

23 June 2009
ARTICLE 19 recommends improvements to draft information law

‎ARTICLE 19 (ARTICLE 19)‎

29 May 2009
Newspaper publisher turns herself in to police, bail set at "extortionary" level

‎Reporters Without Borders (RSF)‎

25 May 2009
Newspaper editor-in-chief threatened, in hiding following publication of article about president

‎Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)‎

21 May 2009

At a glance

Sierra Leone

Most covered free expression issues in this country
- Attacks

Key reports and information

Press Freedom Index 2011-2012: Sierra Leone

Tied for 63rd place in annual press freedom index

Reporters Without Borders 26 January 2012

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