One Person Killed, Others Injured as Security Forces Clampdown on Demonstrators
One person has been killed and several others injured and arrested by Togo’s security forces during demonstrations organised by members of the opposition party…
Togo
Media Regulator Revokes Newspaper Editor’s Licence to Publish
Haute Autorité de l’Audiovisuel et de la Communication (HAAC), the media regulator in Togo, has withdrawn the licence of Bonero Lawson-Betum, owner and Managing…
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MFWA Facilitates Police-Media Dialogue to Promote Safety of Journalists
As part of its campaign and advocacy strategies to enhance safety of journalists across West Africa, Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), in collaboration…
MFWA Welcomes Release of Activists, Political Detainees
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the announcement by the Togolese authorities that 44 demonstrators arrested and imprisoned in connection with the…
Political Activist Sentenced for Supporting ‘Illegal’ Assemblies
A court in the Togolese capital, Lome, has sentenced the leader of political pressure group to two years’ imprisonment after pronouncing him guilty of…
Prosecutors Demand 4 Years Imprisonment for Detained Activist
Political activist, Foly Satchivi, risks spending time in prison after prosecutors demanded a four year sentence against him when he appeared in a Magistrate’s…
Prosecutors Demand 4 Years Imprisonment for Detained Activist
Political activist, Foly Satchivi, risks spending time in prison after prosecutors demanded a four year sentence against him when he appeared in a Magistrate’s…
Two Dead as Government Continues Bloody Repression of Street Protests
The government in Togo has brutally enforced its ban on opposition demonstrations with a crackdown that has left at least two people dead. After…
Youth Activist Imprisoned for Attempting to Hold Press Conference
Togolese authorities have arrested and imprisoned a youth activist for attempting to hold a press conference. Folly Satchivi, the activist and spokesman of the…
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Minister Replaces Damaged Camera of Assaulted Reporter
A journalist whose camera was destroyed when he was physically attacked by a gendarme has been compensated with a new camera. Aristide Teko Ahatefou,…
- Togo || Freedom of Expression ||
Minister Replaces Damaged Camera of Assaulted Reporter
A journalist whose camera was destroyed when he was physically attacked by a gendarme has been compensated with a new camera. Aristide Teko Ahatefou,…
- Togo || Freedom Of Assembly ||
One Person Killed as Togolese Opposition Resume Protests Amidst Another Crackdown
After a four-month lull, the opposition in Togo has recalled their supporters on to the streets for anti-government protests which has again been brutally…