Concerns about freedom of expression in Nigeria: journalists arrested, protests repressed Published at 19.11.2019 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid intimidation protest harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation violent protest killing of journalist prevention of protest political interference killing of protestors bureaucratic restriction journalist detained private sector non state actors protestor(s) detained women religious groups HRD prosecuted release of HRDs attack on journalist Read more
Journalist Jones Abiri finally released, media stakeholders reject Press Council Bill Published at 19.10.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD killing excessive force violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained non state actors Read more
Reports: at least 17 unarmed protestors killed in late May Published at 21.06.2016 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption killing of protestors excessive force protest Read more
New bill to regulate civil society worries local groups Published at 15.08.2016 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained killing of protestors attack on journalist surveillance excessive force protest Read more
Demonstrations violently suppressed in Nigeria Published at 07.10.2016 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest protest disruption censorship excessive force Read more
Protest bans in Kano as at least ten protestors shot dead Published at 19.12.2016 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force prevention of protest protest killing of protestors religious groups HRD detained Read more
Protest and expression rights still seriously violated in Nigeria Published at 14.04.2017 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest excessive force protest Read more
NGO bill under consideration poses "grave danger to democracy" Published at 14.09.2017 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest protestor(s) detained land rights indigenous groups office raid religious groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment Read more
Group of human rights CSOs take the fight against the NGO Regulation Bill to court Published at 10.11.2017 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist restrictive law indigenous groups protest Read more
Government plans to profile NGOs as NGO Bill remains under consideration Published at 20.04.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained non state actors indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force violent protest restrictive law journalist detained Read more
Nigerian military threatens Amnesty International following report on abuses Published at 04.07.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: land rights protest public vilification women intimidation attack on journalist Read more
Journalists attacked while covering protests Published at 03.10.2020 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference protest disruption attack on journalist journalist detained negative court ruling excessive force protestor(s) detained prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment Read more
