Press freedom violations surge: journalists assaulted, detained, prosecuted Published at 22.04.2022 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid HRD detained journalist detained release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD prosecuted non state actors Read more
String of attacks against journalists while growing calls for the passage of the RTI Bill Published at 11.12.2018 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption extractive industries attack on journalist protest violent protest access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD threatened land rights non state actors Read more
Journalist killed amid deteriorating climate for the safety of journalists Published at 07.02.2019 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest killing of journalist protestor(s) detained private sector non state actors Read more
Concern over calls to shut social media during elections Published at 07.07.2016 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption HRD detained labour rights protest internet restriction bureaucratic restriction private sector Read more
Government rejects repeated police calls for social media ban during elections Published at 28.09.2016 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Read more
Journalists intimidated and detained for speaking out in Ghana Published at 07.11.2016 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment HRD detained protest intimidation Read more
Peaceful protests against discrimination in Ghana Published at 28.02.2017 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest women Read more
President promises the passage of the long-awaited Right to Information Bill Published at 31.08.2017 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: access to info. law violent protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained labour rights protest Read more
Media regulator closes 34 radio stations, sanctions another 97 Published at 15.12.2017 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest non state actors protest disruption prevention of protest intimidation protestor(s) detained Read more
Journalists attacked during protest of ruling party supporters Published at 27.03.2018 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest prevention of protest extractive industries violent protest private sector intimidation attack on journalist labour rights non state actors Read more
Media watchdog reports 17 journalists attacked in past 15 months Published at 25.05.2018 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist protest Read more
Further deterioration of press freedom in Ghana Published at 11.12.2019 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid attack on journalist access to info. law intimidation journalist detained non state actors Read more
Speaker of Parliament threatens to ban journalists, investigative reporter threatened Published at 20.04.2020 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment intimidation non state actors Read more
Covering COVID-19, December 2020 elections: journalists assaulted, intimidated and harassed Published at 18.09.2020 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
December 2020 general elections: journalists attacked, threatened Published at 24.02.2021 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption journalist detained time,place restrictions attack on journalist protestor(s) detained protest Read more
LGBTI centre forced to close its doors after police raid; journalist arrested Published at 30.04.2021 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI journalist detained office raid Read more
LGBTIQ+ people and rights under attack; journalist detained Published at 21.12.2021 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption release of HRDs time,place restrictions journalist detained protest Read more
Deteriorating press freedom trend continues Published at 08.09.2022 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI attack on journalist excessive force protest extractive industries intimidation protest disruption violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
#FixTheCountry protests; two people killed in protest against the killing of a social activist Published at 04.08.2021 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law LGBTI protest disruption journalist detained youth attack on HRD attack on journalist HRD killing protestor(s) detained excessive force protest non state actors prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest Read more
Lack of accountability for the killing of journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale, four years after his killing Published at 16.02.2023 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest Read more
Safety of journalists continues to be a concern in Ghana as assaults on journalists persist Published at 17.07.2023 Country Ghana Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation attack on journalist excessive force extractive industries violent protest non state actors Read more
