Press Attack Tracker Africa

Attention 📢 Are you a journalist or media professional who has faced threats, harassment, or violence? The Press Attack Tracker is here to help! Visit pressattack.africa to report an attack or request support. You can also contact us via 07060794989 or @PressAttackAfr

TODAY, @pressfreedom, @CJIDAfrica, @ForumTaef, @MRA_Nigeria, @IPCng, and @IPINigeria wrote to Nigerian President @officialABAT to express alarm over Vice President @KashimSM's suggestion that no journalists have been harassed under the current administration. "This mischaracterization conveys a grave indifference to the numerous and well-documented attacks on the press while you have been president, including violent abuses and arrests by Nigerian security forces. We call for you to hold accountable those responsible for abuses against the media that have taken place during and before your tenure, and to take further action to reform Nigerian laws to ensure journalism is not criminalized. General elections are scheduled for early 2027 and your action to protect the press and Nigerian democracy is essential." Read the full letter: cpj.org/2026/04/577475/

In the over 50 incidents documented by @PressAttackAfr, not in a single case was any of the perpetrator police officers brought to book. Under Egbetokun, the police was weaponised against the media in Nigeria with an alarming level of impunity.

MRA Welcomes Police Commissioner’s Pledge to Investigate Assault on Journalist, Insists on Credible Probe mediarightsagenda.org/mra-welcomes-p… @AlbarkaRadioBau @PressAttackAfr @IFEX @BauchiPoliceNG @TheICIR @NGEditors @PremiumTimesng @ohchr_nigeria @NhrcNigeria @PoliceNG @WSoyinkaCentre

Press Release 📢 The CJID strongly condemns the targeted brutalisation of journalist, Mohammed Adamu of @AlbarkaradioB, by the DPO of Bununu Divisional Headquarters, Mr. Jamilu Kabir, and his officers in Bauchi State. 🔗Full press release: pressattack.africa/post/77

Press Release 📢 The CJID strongly condemns the physical assault on Musa Mikail, @NTANewsNow Senior Reporter in Bida, by security operatives under the orders of the Niger State Governor's CSO, Shehu Abdulai Maikano. 🔗Read the full press release: pressattack.africa/post/76

We expect a police force that protects the freedom of expression and the press, ensures accountability for past violations, and treats the media as a partner in ensuring functional democracy and not as a target. cc: @aleeygiwa #PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime 🧵(7/7)

A democracy cannot function when the press is made to operate in a hostile environment! 🧵(6/7)

As Mr. Adeolu Egbetokun resigns as the Inspector-General of @PoliceNG, we take a look at the data of press freedom violations documented under his watch by the Press Attack Tracker between June, 2023 and February 2026. 🔗Find out more: pressattack.africa/post/75 🧵(1/7)

Accountability is a debt every public office holder owes the electorate. Journalists seeking to establish accountability must be allowed a free and safe space to do so without any form of intimidation or harassment. Video source: ABN TV #PressFreedom 🧵5/5

The CJID demands that Governor Alex Otti issue a formal, public apology to Chika Nwabueze. 🧵4/5

In this video, which has now been verified by the Press Attack Tracker (PAT), Governor Alex Otti is seen verbally abusing a journalist, Chika Nwabueze of Dawn Media, for asking a question about the impact of the government’s projects executed with state resources. 🧵1/5

#Senegal CPJ is alarmed by a six-month prison sentence requested by a Dakar court prosecutor for Sen TV news commentator Modou Fall at the opening of his trial on Monday. The court ruling is due on February 23. Fall has been detained since February 11 on false news accusations for remarks he made about a crackdown on student protests. Read more: cpj.org/2026/02/senega…

CPJ calls on Ethiopian authorities to ensure fair, transparent trials for journalists Gobeze Sisay (left), Meskerem Abera, Genet Asmamaw, & Dawit Begashaw, who face potential death sentences or life imprisonment on terrorism charges. The four have been in detention for nearly three years for reporting on unrest in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region. They are due to present their defenses in May, after a federal court ruled on February 4 that the prosecution had enough evidence to proceed. Read more: cpj.org/data/people/go… & cpj.org/?p=277370

CPJ is grateful to the @CECCgov for supporting Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu and calling for his unconditional release. #FreeThePress #JournalismIsNotACrime