In a dramatic fashion, operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, on Friday, forcefully re-arrested the convener of RevolutionNow protest and pro-democracy activist, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare (aka Mandate). Operatives of…
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A parent and a teacher say six schoolgirls in Burundi have been detained for scribbling on an image of the country’s president in schoolbooks. The case echoes one in 2016, when…
In latest blow to press freedom, Egypt bars, then deports New York Times reporterI CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have detained and expelled a New York Times journalist upon his arrival at Cairo international airport,…
Security forces in Zimbabwe arrested pastor and political activist Evan Mawarire at his home in the capital Harare Wednesday, as the nationwide anti-government strike entered its third and final day. Beatrice Mtetwa, Mawarire’s lawyer, told…
NEW YORK (AP) — The White House on Wednesday suspended the press pass of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta after he and President Donald Trump had a heated confrontation during a news conference. They began sparring…
Somalia, South Sudan, and Nigeria are the African nations listed among the countries where killers of journalists can ‘get away with murder’. For the fourth year in a row, Somalia topped the Global Impunity Index…
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The Ethiopian marathon runner who made global headlines with an anti-government gesture at the Rio Olympics finish line returned from exile on Sunday after sports officials assured him he will…
Saudi Arabia has fabricated a cover-up story in which journalist Jamal Khashoggi is claimed to have died in a “fistfight” at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The kingdom claimed early Oct. 20, finally admitting that…
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Former Rwandan presidential candidate Diane Rwigara was freed on bail on Friday after more than a year behind bars on charges she has called politically motivated after her outspoken challenge of…