Journalist, Activist Detained as Police Censor Criticism of Schools Closure
The authorities in Guinea Bissau must probe the attack by security forces on Souleymane Seidy, a journalist with the private Bombolom FM radio station,…
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Guinea Bissau: New Government, Old Repressive Attitude towards the Media
Freedom of the press and of expression received some impetus with the advent of democracy in 1994 when the first presidential elections were held…
Guinea Bissau: 30 Radio Stations Suspend Broadcast over Attack on One Station
Thirty radio stations in Guinea Bissau suspended broadcast for 24 hours. The act was in solidarity with Radio Capital FM after a disturbing attack…
- Guinea Bissau || Impunity || Safety of Journalists ||
Uniformed Men Raid Radio Station, Destroy Equipment
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns in the strongest terms the attack by armed men in police uniform on Radio Capital FM…
SINJOTECS urges journalists to be responsible and sensitive in a complex environment
Dear Communication Professionals, we are celebrating Press Freedom Day in a very complex context, never seen in the history of mankind. The context we…
It is a Radio Station, Not Military Barracks : MFWA Condemns the Take Over of State Broadcaster
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…
Guinea Bissau Authorities Must Reopen FM Stations
On November 24, 2019, people in Guinea Bissau voted to elect a new President. Twelve presidential candidates were listed, including the incumbent President José…
Police Brutalise, Arrest Student Demonstrators
The police in Guinea Bissau have violently broken up a students’ demonstration in the capital in Bissau, with several injuries and arrests reported. The…
- Benin || Burkina Faso || Cote d’Ivoire || Ghana || Guinea || Guinea Bissau || Liberia || Mali || Mauritania || Niger || Nigeria || Senegal || Sierra Leone || The Gambia || Free Expression Violations ||
FoE Violations in West Africa: 41% Decline in First Half of 2016
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),…
Guinea Bissau: Military Crackdown On Demonstrators Leaves Three In Critical Condition
Six people including two members of parliament and a police officer have been injured in a military crackdown on a demonstration against the nomination…
- Cote d’Ivoire || Ghana || Guinea || Guinea Bissau || Senegal || Sierra Leone || The Gambia || Free Expression and The Law ||
West Africa: Critical Journalism under Siege
Across West Africa, critical journalists have had to face parliamentary and judicial enquiries, arbitrary arrests and detentions in recent times. In what appears to…
Guinea Bissau: Attorney General suspends radio programme, summons Director of state broadcaster
The Attorney General of Guinea Bissau has ordered the cancellation of a scheduled popular radio programme and summoned the Director General of the state…