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Spotlight: Africa Attacks Freedom of Assembly

July in Africa: Contentious and contested elections on the continent

15 August 2018
By Reyhana Masters for IFEX

This month, elections in both Mali and Zimbabwe were disrupted and disputed respectively, while Comoros held a controversial referendum and Tanzanian authorities threatened researchers with legal action for revealing the president's declining popularity.

Nigeria Free Expression & the Law

Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri finally released after 2 years

For almost two years family, friends and colleagues were unaware of the whereabouts of Nigerian journalist Jones Abiri. It was suspected that he was being detained but no one knew for certain. On August 15 he was finally released on bail after two years in arbitrary detention on charges of terrorism.

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)‎16 August 2018

Impunity Africa Attacks

Police brutality against journalists underlines culture of impunity in West Africa

From April to June this year, the Media Foundation for West Africa recorded 40 violations across 13 countries which include the death of 5 people and brutal police assaults on journalists and demonstrators.

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)‎16 August 2018

Nigeria Free Expression & the Law

Nigerian media lobby groups call for immediate release of journalist Samuel Ogundipe

MRA calls for the immediate and unconditional release of journalist Samuel Ogundipe who is being detained for refusing to disclose the source of his information for a news report.

‎ Media Rights Agenda (MRA)‎15 August 2018

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Mali's elections marred by country's history of continual violence

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Impunity Mali Attacks Digital Rights 3 August 2018
Newspaper crisis in Mauritania highlights media freedom issues and link to declining economy

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Mauritania 3 August 2018
Reporter Ohemaa Sakyiwaa wins court appeal to file case of assault

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Ghana Attacks 3 August 2018
Private radio and television stations shut down in Niger for non-payment of taxes

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Free Expression & the Law Niger 3 August 2018
Gabonese regulator suspends TV station for refusing HAC inspection

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Gabon Free Expression & the Law 3 August 2018
Kinshasa TV station raided, ransacked and material seized

‎ Journaliste en danger (JED), Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Attacks Democratic Republic of Congo 3 August 2018
Zambia encouraged to include stakeholders in internet policy formulation

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)

Zambia Digital Rights Attacks 2 August 2018
Three Russian journalists murdered in Central African Republic

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Central African Republic Attacks Russia 1 August 2018
Zimbabwe Election Watch – An IFEX Diary

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX

Zimbabwe 1 August 2018
Pressure on media grows as poll date nears in Zimbabwe

‎ International Press Institute (IPI)

Zimbabwe Attacks 21 July 2018
Election related breach of personal information reinforces critical need for data privacy laws in Zimbabwe

‎ Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)

Zimbabwe Digital Rights Censorship Free Expression & the Law 16 July 2018
Media landscape in West Africa tainted by police brutality against journalists

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Attacks Censorship Free Expression & the Law Freedom of Assembly West Africa 16 July 2018
Eritrean government being asked for proof of life of detained journalists

‎ Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

Attacks Censorship Eritrea 16 July 2018
3 journalists covering mobile money tax protests arrested

‎ Human Rights Network for Journalists - Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda)

Uganda Attacks Freedom of Assembly 16 July 2018
June in Africa: Taxing social media, the IPI World Congress, and more...

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX

Africa Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 13 July 2018
Challenging government hacking for surveillance in Latin America and Africa

‎ Privacy International

International Americas Africa Digital Rights 11 July 2018
TV station reopened and media practitioners released in Somaliland

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)

Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law Somalia 26 June 2018
Burkina Faso authorities arrest activist for critical social media posting

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Burkina Faso Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 22 June 2018
Liberian President George Weah set to decriminalize free speech

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)

Liberia Free Expression & the Law 22 June 2018
President Museveni of Uganda hurls insults at the media

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Uganda Attacks Censorship 19 June 2018
Liberian government suspends media operating licences

‎ Center for Media Studies & Peace Building (CEMESP)

Liberia Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 19 June 2018
Ory Okolloh Mwangi: The Kenyan Pundit

‎ IFEX

Kenya Access to Information Digital Rights 12 June 2018
African NGOs to revise Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression

‎ Media Rights Agenda (MRA)

Africa Digital Rights Free Expression & the Law 11 June 2018
Somaliland president urged to intervene in deteriorating free expression situation

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)

Free Expression & the Law Somalia 11 June 2018
On digital rights, States and citizens stake opposing claims: May in Africa

‎ Reyhana Masters for IFEX

Africa Digital Rights Attacks 7 June 2018
Uganda's new law imposes tax on users of social media platforms

‎ African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX)

Uganda Digital Rights 3 June 2018

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Privacy International 11 July 2018
Internet Freedom in Africa: Baseline Report of Eight Countries

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) 11 January 2018
The West Africa Internet Rights Monitor: Monitoring Report for April-June 2017

MFWA has identified lack of effective internet-specific legal frameworks, inadequate infrastructure and high cost of data as major challenges in the internet sector in West Africa.

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) 15 September 2017

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