West Africa: Nigeria Tops Press Freedom Violations in Second Quarter of 2015 - MFWA Report

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Nigeria was the worst violator of press freedom during the second quarter of 2015, a report by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has revealed.

The report is based on analyses of incidents of violations of press freedom in the 16 countries in West Africa and published as the quarterly West Africa Free Expression Monitor. According to the second quarterly report of 2015, which covered April to June, Nigeria recorded 11 incidents of violations, an increase of one from the first quarter. Nigeria recorded nearly three times more than the second worst offender, Guinea, which recorded 4 incidents. The MFWA recorded 32 incidents from April to June, 2015, down from 43 recorded incidents in the first quarter.

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