Category: Press Freedom

A statement by Article 19 The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has adopted a ground-breaking resolution on the safety of journalists, setting out its most comprehensive agenda yet for states…
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Kaduna (Nigeria): Report reaching Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) says a freelance photojournalist in Kitale Kenya was on 7th September 2016, shot dead by three gunmen. According to Kenya Daily…
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Kaduna (Nigeria) — Nigerian military has warned journalists against visiting and covering activities in Boko Haram region without military authorisation, saying taking such steps are dangerous. A statement by Defence…
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Kaduna (Nigeria) – The attention of the Africa Media Development Foundation has been drawn to the recent clamp down on the rights of journalists and bloggers to freedom of expression.…
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Kaduna (Nigeria) — Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) has expressed concern over the disappearance of Burundian Journalist, Jean Bigirimana, who works with an independent weekly newspaper Iwacu. A statement by…
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Kaduna, 19th July 2016 – Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) is calling on South Sudan authorities to immediately and unconditionally release South Sudanese journalist Alfred Taban, arrested for doing his…
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On April 19, the live coverage of proceedings in the Tanzanian parliament ended as a government decision to halt the service went into effect. The move, announced by Information Minister…
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New York, May 3, 2016 – Nigerian authorities should drop all criminal charges against journalist Jacob Onjewu Dickson and release him without delay, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.…
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By Habiba Nasiru The African Media Development Foundation, (AMDF) held its second annual media clinic to mark the World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday 3rd May 2016 in Kaduna, Nigeria.…
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