Senegal: Freedom of expression threatened by the changes to the Penal Code
ARTICLE 19 is warning of the threats to the rights to freedom of opinion and expression arising from the amendments to the Penal Code, adopted […]
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Senegal: Prison sentence against Journalist Madiambal Diagne for defamation incompatible with international free expression standards
ARTICLE 19 has closely followed the criminal defamation trial against Journalist Madiambal Diagne, before the Dakar criminal court following a complaint of Judge Ousmane Téliko, […]
Nigeria: The murder of the journalist Titus Badejo should be investigated
ARTICLE 19 is deeply shocked by the murder of the Journalist Titus Badejo. We strongly condemn this heinous crime and urge the Nigerian government to […]
Nigeria: Authorities must stop clamping down on digital rights
ARTICLE 19 is concerned by the decision of the Nigerian authorities to indefinitely suspend the social networking service Twitter in the country after the company deleted two […]
West Africa: Terrorist attacks on journalists in the Sahel must be addressed urgently
ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns the recent terrorist attacks on journalists in Mali and Burkina Faso, which resulted in the deaths of three people and the […]