International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House (Toronto)
Website: http://www.ifex.org/
August 01
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Uganda: Five Ugandan Journalists Survive Mob Attack [press release]
On 29 July 2013, five journalists survived a mob attack when a woman who claimed she was possessed by spirits turned against them and ordered her followers to attack them as they... Read more »
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South Sudan: Govt Releases Ugandan Journalists After Five Days in Detention [press release]
The South Sudan government has released two Ugandan journalists, Justin Dralaze and Hilary Ayesiga, after five days' incarceration. They were arrested on 27 July 2013. They were... Read more »
July 30
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Sudan: Security Forces Raid Human Rights Group's Office in Sudan
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) denounces the continued use of illegal violence by security forces in order to intimidate activists and journalists. Such... Read more »
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South Sudan: Ugandan Journalists Detained in South Sudan [press release]
Two Ugandan journalists, Justin Dralaze and Hilary Ayesiga, have been arrested in Juba, South Sudan. It is not clear as to whether they could be charged or just released. Read more »
July 29
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Uganda: Uganda Deports U.S. Journalist Over Political Opposition Coverage
On Friday 26 July 2013, the Ugandan government deported an American journalist, Taylor Krauss, over coverage of opposition related news in the capital of Kampala. He was detained... Read more »
July 25
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Somalia: Join the Call to Amend Somalia's Draft Media Law [press release]
Join 35 IFEX members calling for amendments to Somalia's media law before it goes to parliament in August. Please sign a letter, initiated by the National Union of Somali... Read more »
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Zambia: Authorities Block Critical News Website, Arrest Reporters [press release]
Based on reports by the Media Institute of Southern Africa, the International Press Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders. Read more »
July 24
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Somalia: Ifex Members Call for Amendments to Draft Media Law [press release]
The following is a joint letter signed by 35 IFEX members, and initiated by the National Union of Somali Journalists, calling on the Prime Minister of Somalia to order a review of... Read more »
July 23
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Somalia: Private TV Network Banned in Somaliland Following Political Debate
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today urged Somaliland authorities to reconsider its decision to a ban privately owned television network, while stressing the... Read more »
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Equatorial Guinea: Guinean Radio Station Closed for Allegedly Sharing Information On Clashes
Zaly Liberté FM, a privately-owned radio station based in N'Zérékoré, a district about 1,000 kilometres south of Conakry, the capital, was ordered to... Read more »
July 18
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Sierra Leone: Man Given Jail Term, Fine, for Assaulting Journalist [press release]
On 12 July 2013, Mohamed Ambrose Koroma, a teacher based in Kenema - a district in the eastern part of Sierra Leone - was sentenced to three months in prison by the Kenema... Read more »
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Somalia: Somali Journalists Wounded While Covering Al-Shabaab Attack [press release]
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expresses its deep concern at a recent instance, in which journalists were injured in southern Somalia after Islamist extremist... Read more »
July 17
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Liberia: Newspaper Faces Exorbitant Fine in Libel Case [press release]
On 15 July 2013, the Supreme Court of Liberia ordered the civil law court to enforce its ruling against FrontPage Africa newspaper, after the paper failed to complete its appeal... Read more »
July 15
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Somalia: Draft Media Law Would Give Govt More Control Over Press [press release]
On 12 July 2013, The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) said that the new draft Somali media legislation can still curb media freedom and endangers editorial independence... Read more »
July 11
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Gambia: Call for Justice 7 Years After Chief Manneh Disappears [press release]
This month marks exactly seven years since Chief Ebrimah Manneh, a reporter for a pro-government newspaper in The Gambia, the Daily Observer, disappeared. The Media Foundation for... Read more »
July 08
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Somalia: Somali Journalist Killed, Fifth This Year
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is shocked and saddened to learn of the cold-blooded murder of journalist Liban Abdullahi Farah. Read more »
July 05
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Nigeria: Nigerian Journalist Flogged in Front of Government House
On 3 July 2013, a police officer manning the gate of the government house in Makurdi, Benue State, North-Central Nigeria, publicly flogged Mr. Chris Atsaka - the chairman of the... Read more »
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Gambia: Gambians Could Face 15 Years in Jail for Spreading "False News" Online
The Gambian National Assembly, the country's legislative body, has passed into law an amendment to the Information and Communication Act, imposing stiffer sanctions on persons... Read more »
July 04
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Somalia: Journalists Jailed, Fined for Critical Reporting in Somaliland
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns the draconian sentences handed to two journalists by the Somaliland Court in Hargeisa. Read more »
July 02
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Gambia: Journalist Goes Missing After Another Is Released From Prison
Pa Sulay Jadama, a freelance photojournalist, who was arrested by officers of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), has finally been released on June 26, 2013, after spending six... Read more »
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Uganda: Crime Reporter Fears for His Life After Attempted Break-in
A Uganda Radio Network (URN) journalist, Tom Malaba, fears for his life following a number of security incidents, including one where two unidentified men attacked his home during... Read more »
June 28
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Nigeria: Criminal Charges Re-Filed Against Nigerian Journalists
On June 24, 2013, the Nigerian government re-filed criminal charges of alleged forgery against two journalists, Mr. Tony Amokeodo, the group news editor and Mr. Chibuzo Ukaibe, a... Read more »
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Uganda: Ugandan Journalist Injured in Car Accident While On the Job
A WBS television journalist, Pascal Lutabi, was in critical condition after an accident, when a car he was travelling in overturned on 23 June 2013, at Kifamba along Mutukula road... Read more »
June 27
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean Journalists Detained At Political Party Headquarters
On 21 June 2013, Wendy Muperi and Wonai Masvingise, journalists with the privately-owned newspapers, Daily News and NewsDay were briefly detained by ZANU-PF security personnel... Read more »
June 26
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Uganda: Ugandan Anti-Corruption Activists Arrested, Charged With Inciting Violence
Ugandan police have arrested four anti-corruption activists and detained them for over six hours at the Central Police Station in Kampala for protesting the misuse and theft of... Read more »
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