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Journalist, activist arrested; mass burial plans for 103 #EndSARS protest victims
- Published at
- 21.08.2023
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- labour rights
- criminal defamation
- protest
- journalist detained
Election results challenged; civil society reacts with protests
- Published at
- 24.05.2023
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- harassment
- positive CS development
- attack on journalist
- protest
- censorship
Journalists attacked, threatened, harassed as Nigeria holds general elections
- Published at
- 03.03.2023
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- intimidation
- harassment
- excessive force
- killing of protestors
- violent protest
- censorship
- journalist detained
- non state actors
Media freedom under attack: raid of media outlet, several journalists arrested, four broadcasters fined
- Published at
- 31.08.2022
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- youth
- protest disruption
- office raid
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- excessive force
- protest
- political interference
- censorship
- journalist detained
ECOWAS Court of Justice orders Nigeria to amend the restrictive Cybercrime Act
- Published at
- 02.06.2022
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- intimidation
- harassment
- journalist detained
- positive CS development
- protest
- public vilification
- HRD prosecuted
Civic space continues to be regularly violated in Nigeria
- Published at
- 18.03.2022
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- journalist detained
- excessive force
- attack on journalist
- protestor(s) detained
- public vilification
- protest
- prevention of protest
- censorship
- political interference
- protest disruption
- office raid
- women
- intimidation
- harassment
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
Media protest controversial bills; five activists prosecuted for wearing #BuhariMustGo T-shirts
- Published at
- 12.10.2021
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- release of HRDs
- HRD detained
- harassment
- protestor(s) detained
- positive CS development
- censorship
- excessive force
- bureaucratic restriction
- HRD prosecuted
- positive court ruling
- attack on journalist
- protest
- protest disruption
Twitter banned, proposed Press Council Act amendments further restrict freedom of expression
- Published at
- 07.07.2021
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- positive court ruling
- protest disruption
- excessive force
- protest
- killing of journalist
- prevention of protest
- restrictive law
- censorship
- journalist detained
- protestor(s) detained
- non state actors
#EndSARS protests: several protesters killed, journalists assaulted
- Published at
- 17.11.2020
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- violent protest
- youth
- political interference
- protest disruption
- intimidation
- harassment
- attack on journalist
- restrictive law
- excessive force
- criminal defamation
- censorship
- protest
- killing of protestors
- protestor(s) detained
- HRD threatened
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
- prevention of protest
- torture/ill-treatment
- protestor(s) detained
Attacks on journalists and freedom of expression persist, #SayNoToSocialMediaBill campaign
- Published at
- 01.04.2020
- Country
- Nigeria
- Category
- Latest Developments
Tags:
- attack on journalist
- office raid
- intimidation
- harassment
- protest
- HRD detained
- excessive force
- killing of journalist
- restrictive law
- journalist detained
- HRD threatened
- non state actors
- positive court ruling
- LGBTI
- women
- religious groups
- release of HRDs