One Person Dead, Dozens Injured at Demonstration
Attempts by gendarmes in Togo to disperse thousands of taxi and commercial motorcycle drivers who were demonstrating against fuel price increases in Lomé have…
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Togo: Journalist Attacked for the Second Time in 12 Days
Robert Avotor, a reporter with the L’Alternative newspaper in Togo, who was recently assaulted by a group of gendarmes, has been attacked again by…
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Press Freedom under Siege in West Africa: 30 Media Workers Arrested in 38 Days
Press freedom has come under severe attack in West Africa as security agencies, particularly the police, appear to be on rampage against journalists and…
MFWA, IM2DH Petition Togolese Gendarmerie to Investigate Assault on Reporter
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and its national partner in Togo, Institut des Médias pour la Démocratie et les Droits de l’Homme…
MFWA and IM2DH Call on HAAC to Rescind its Decision to Close Down LCF-City FM
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and the l’Institut des Médias pour la Démocratie et les Droits de l’Homme (IM2DH) in Togo are…
Togo: Gendarmes Attack Journalist, Force Him to Delete Pictures
A journalist with the L’Alternative bi-weekly newspaper in Togo was assaulted in the line of duty on February 7, 2017 by a group of…
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Togo: 4-year Ban Lifted on La Nouvelle Newspaper
La Nouvelle newspaper, highly critical of the government in Togo, has been authorised to resume publication by the Haute autorité de l’audiovisuel et de la…
Togo: Security Forces Brutally Suppress Peaceful Protest by Locals
Scores of indigenes of a Togolese community protesting against the activities of a new phosphate mining company on their land have been injured in…
Togo UPDATE: Three journalists charged for publishing false and defamatory information
Three Togolese journalists were charged on Thursday for false and defamatory information, following an article about a case of kick-back involving the ministers of…
Togo: Three Journalists Interrogated by the Police
Izotou Abi-Alfa, Zeus Aziadouvo et Carlos Ketohou, Managing Editors of Le Rendez-vous, Liberté and L’Indépendant Express newspapers respectively, were interrogated on 25th September and 29th September, 2015 (in the case…
Togo ALERT: Journalist detained for 60 days for Facebook post
Bonero Lawson-Betum, Publications Director of the monthly La Nouvelle, has been languishing in detention following his arrest on May 19, 2015. Lawson-Betum was arrested…
Togo ALERT: Female journalist insulted and physically attacked
On May 16, 2015, supporters of some political parties insulted and physically attacked Aimee Gbotso, a female journalist with privately-owned Nana FM in Togo….