Demonstrators Attack Radio Station, Damage Equipment
The Senegalese authorities must investigate the violent attack on the privately owned station, RFM Radio and ensure that the perpetrators are punished. On the…
Free Expression Violations
Activist Arrested for Blasphemy
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) calls on the authorities in Kaduna State, Nigeria to release activist Mubarak Bala and drop the obnoxious…
MFWA, Seven Others Demand the Release of Jailed Beninois Journalist
Today, investigative journalist, Ignace Sossou, will appear in court to appeal the 18-month jail sentence he is serving for simply repeating the words of…
42 Protesters Killed, Over Two Hundred Arrested in Nine Months: The Sad State of Human Rights in Guinea
Over the past nine months (June 2019 – March 2020), about 42 people have been killed, over one hundred arrested and hundreds more injured…
Activist’s Seven-Year Sentence for Defamation and Unlawful Assembly Reduced to Two Years
The Media Foundation for West Africa welcomes the reduction of the jail term for an activist convicted on charges of criminal defamation in connection…
Ten People Reported Killed, Journalists Abused, Internet Disrupted as Guinea Holds Controversial Polls
About ten people are reported killed, several arrested, including one journalist and the internet was disrupted as Guinean authorities went ahead with legislative elections…
42 Protesters Killed, Over Two Hundred Arrested in Nine Months: The Sad State of Human Rights in Guinea
Over the past nine months (June 2019 – March 2020), about 42 people have been killed, over one hundred arrested and hundreds more injured…
Guinean Authorities Strike Again : Foreign Journalist Assaulted and Deported
The Guinean authorities on March 6, 2020, expelled a French Journalist from the country, a day after he was assaulted by security officers at…
February 2020 in West Africa: Two Dead, Internet Disrupted and State Broadcaster Shutdown
The freedom of expression environment in West Africa in February 2020 saw little improvement on that of January with incidents of deaths, detentions and…
Three Women Activists Regain Freedom after 19 Days in Pre-Trial Detention
Three women activists who were arrested and detained during a demonstration against President Alpha Conde’s third term agenda, have regained their freedom after spending…
Three Women Activists Regain Freedom after 19 Days in Pre-Trial Detention
Three women activists who were arrested and detained during a demonstration against President Alpha Conde’s third term agenda, have regained their freedom after spending…
Guinean Authorities Strike Again : Foreign Journalist Assaulted and Deported
The Guinean authorities on March 6, 2020, expelled a French Journalist from the country, a day after he was assaulted by security officers at…