A human rights lawyer in Guinea Bissau, Luiz Vaz Martins, has expressed concern about the deteriorating press freedom environment in the country and urged…
The authorities in Guinea Bissau must probe the attack by security forces on Souleymane Seidy, a journalist with the private Bombolom FM radio station,…
Freedom of the press and of expression received some impetus with the advent of democracy in 1994 when the first presidential elections were held…
Thirty radio stations in Guinea Bissau suspended broadcast for 24 hours. The act was in solidarity with Radio Capital FM after a disturbing attack…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns in the strongest terms the attack by armed men in police uniform on Radio Capital FM…
Dear Communication Professionals, we are celebrating Press Freedom Day in a very complex context, never seen in the history of mankind. The context we…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply concerned about the closure of Guinea Bissau’s public broadcasting channel, Radiotélévision Nationale de la Guinée-Bissau…
On November 24, 2019, people in Guinea Bissau voted to elect a new President. Twelve presidential candidates were listed, including the incumbent President José…
The police in Guinea Bissau have violently broken up a students’ demonstration in the capital in Bissau, with several injuries and arrests reported. The…
There was a 41 percent reduction in incidents of freedom of expression (FoE) violations in West Africa in the first half of 2016 (January-June),…
Six people including two members of parliament and a police officer have been injured in a military crackdown on a demonstration against the nomination…
Across West Africa, critical journalists have had to face parliamentary and judicial enquiries, arbitrary arrests and detentions in recent times. In what appears to…
