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‘Drop charges against them’ — coalition condemns arrest of journalists in Kwara

    ‘Drop charges against them’ — coalition condemns arrest of journalists in Kwara

The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has condemned the arrest and detention of two journalists by the Kwara police command. On February 7, Salihu Ayatullahi and Adisa-Jaji

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Israel leads as CPJ findings show 320 journalists were jailed in 2023

    Israel leads as CPJ findings show 320 journalists were jailed in 2023

Israel has been named as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, as its war with Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, rages on.  An annual prison census released by the

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Tinubu meets newspaper proprietors, assures them of good economic environment

    Tinubu meets newspaper proprietors, assures them of good economic environment

President Bola Tinubu says his administration will always uphold press freedom and respect public opinions. According to a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the president on media and

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Stakeholders: How media organisations can protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits

    Stakeholders: How media organisations can protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits

Stakeholders in the media industry have suggested ways that journalists and newsrooms can protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits. Concerned parties spoke on Tuesday in a Twitter Space organised by the

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How digital surveillance threatens press freedom in Nigeria, West African countries

  How digital surveillance threatens press freedom in Nigeria, West African countries

BY ADEJUMO KABIR AND KUNLE ADEBAJO When Eti-Inyene Akpan, a freelance photojournalist, heard about the plans to hold #EndSARS protests

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Report: Highest number of attacks on press freedom in West Africa recorded in Nigeria

  Report: Highest number of attacks on press freedom in West Africa recorded in Nigeria

Journalists are disproportionately targeted by repressive practices more than any other group of civic actors in West Africa, says a

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Uganda court voids legal provision that ‘curtails freedom of speech’

  Uganda court voids legal provision that ‘curtails freedom of speech’

A court in Uganda has overturned a section of a communications law that has been used to prosecute journalists, writers,

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Report: 56 journalists imprisoned in Africa in 2022 — global figure hit record high

  Report: 56 journalists imprisoned in Africa in 2022 — global figure hit record high

The number of journalists jailed around the world has reached a record-breaking figure. A report by the Committee to Protect

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Turkey introduces three-year jail term as penalty for ‘fake news’

  Turkey introduces three-year jail term as penalty for ‘fake news’

Turkish citizens could face up to three years in jail for spreading ‘fake news’, owing to a new law ratified

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Coalition demands probe of attack on journalists at Osun governorship rally

  Coalition demands probe of attack on journalists at Osun governorship rally

The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has called for an investigation into the attack on journalists who

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