This Tracker is developed by Africa Media Development Foundation (AMDF) to document and display information on press freedom violations in Africa. The platform provides information on attacks, harassments, Imprisonment and deaths of journalists on issues related to their work. It is meant to serve as source of useful information to researchers and press freedom advocates among other users.
SN | Incidence | Name | Organisation | Country | Date | |
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1001 | Death | Edward Chikomba | Zimbabwe Broadcasting Cooperation | Zimbabwe | 2007-03-29 | |
1002 | Imprisonment | Adji Moussa | Le Mirroir | Chad | 2007-03-16 | |
1003 | Denial of Access | Diaby Makoro Camara | Kabako | Mali | 2007-03-12 | |
1004 | Denial of Access | Oumar Bouaré | Kabako | Mali | 2007-03-12 | |
1005 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Radio Jamakan | Radio Jamakan | Mali | 2007-03-12 | |
1006 | Arrest | Tapiwa Chininga | New Zimbabwe Inter-Africa News Agency | Zimbabwe | 2007-03-11 | |
1007 | Harassment | Tsvangirai Mukwazhi | Freelance | Zimbabwe | 2007-03-11 | |
1008 | Attack | Tendai Musiyu | Freelance | Zimbabwe | 2007-03-11 | |
1009 | Imprisonment | Mburu Muchoki, | The Independent | Kenya | 2007-03-08 | |
1010 | Imprisonment | Abdel Karim Suleiman | Online | Egypt | 2007-02-22 | |
1011 | Imprisonment | Clément Adéchian | L’Informateur | Benin | 2007-02-21 | |
1012 | Imprisonment | Ismael Soumano | Golfe media group | Benin | 2007-02-21 | |
1013 | Imprisonment | Euloge Aïdasso | Golfe FM | Benin | 2007-02-21 | |
1014 | Imprisonment | Joel Ahofojji | Golfe FM | Benin | 2007-02-21 | |
1015 | Imprisonment | Charbel Aïhou | Golfe TV | Benin | 2007-02-21 | |
1016 | Attack | Jean Bosco Gasasira | Umuvugizi | Rwanda | 2007-02-11 | |
1017 | Denial of Access | Daniel Lawson-Drackey | Maison du Journalisme | Togo | 2007-02-08 | |
1018 | Detention | Tahar Ben Hassine | Al-Hiwar Tunisi, | Tunisia | 2007-02-06 | |
1019 | Threat | Bill Saidi | The Standard | Zimbabwe | 2007-02-02 | |
1020 | Attack | Victoire | Victoire Radio | Togo | 2007-01-12 | |
1021 | Death | Fesshaye “Joshua†Yohannes | Setit and a recipient of CPJ’s International Press Freedom Award in 2002 | Eritrea | 2007-01-11 | |
1022 | Attack | Matthias Manirakiza | Radio Isanganiro | Burundi | 2006-11-29 | |
1023 | Attack | Kalum Express | Kalum Express | Guinea | 2006-11-27 | |
1024 | Imprisonment | Domitile Kiramvu | Radio Publique Africaine | Burundi | 2006-11-22 | |
1025 | Imprisonment | Serge Nibizi | Radio Publique Africaine | Burundi | 2006-11-22 | |
1026 | Detention | Mbaka Bosange | Weekly Mambenga | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | 2006-11-21 | |
1027 | Threat | Maka Gbossokotto | Le Citoyen | Central African Republic | 2006-11-21 | |
1028 | Threat | Jacob Guilio Kamandoko | Le Centrafriqu’Un | Central African Republic | 2006-11-21 | |
1029 | Threat | Mathurin Constant Nestor Momet | Le Confident | Central African Republic | 2006-11-21 | |
1030 | Threat | Michel Alkhaly Ngady | Les Temps Nouveaux | Central African Republic | 2006-11-21 | |
1031 | Detention | Fethiya Khaled | Eritrean State TV (Arabic service) | Eritrea | 2006-11-12 | |
1032 | Detention | Ahmed Idris | Eritrean State TV (Arabic service) | Eritrea | 2006-11-12 | |
1033 | Detention | Amer Ibrahim | Eritrean State TV (Arabic service) | Eritrea | 2006-11-12 | |
1034 | Detention | Yemane Haile | Eritrean News Agency | Eritrea | 2006-11-12 | |
1035 | Detention | Senait Tesfay | Eritrean State TV (Tigrigna service) | Eritrea | 2006-11-12 | |
1036 | Detention | Daniel Mussie | Eritrean State Television & Radio | Eritrea | 2006-11-12 | |
1037 | Detention | Paulos Kidane | Eritrean State Television & Radio | Eritrea | 2006-11-12 | |
1038 | Detention | Temesghen Abay | Eritrean State Radio (Tigrigna service) | Eritrea | 2006-11-12 | |
1039 | Imprisonment | Evariste Ngaralbaye | Notre Temps | Chad | 2006-10-23 | |
1040 | Arrest | Michael Saburi | Reuters Television | Zimbabwe | 2006-09-22 | |
1041 | Attack | Virgil Linkpon | La Diaspora de Sabbat | Benin | 2006-09-14 | |
1042 | Arrest | Fulric Richard Couao-Zotti | La Diaspora de Sabbat | Benin | 2006-09-14 | |
1043 | Harassment | Seydou Coulibaly | Le Jour Plus | Ivory Coast | 2006-09-12 | |
1044 | Attack | Kelvin Jakachira | Daily News | Zimbabwe | 2006-08-12 | |
1045 | Imprisonment | Ebrimah B. Manneh | Daily Observer | Eritrea | 2006-07-07 | |
1046 | Harassment | Augusto Queba Barbosa | Bombolom FM | Guinea Bissau | 2006-06-23 | |
1047 | Arrest | James Tumusiime | The Weekly Observer | Uganda | 2006-06-08 | |
1048 | Arrest | Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda | The Weekly Observer | Uganda | 2006-06-08 | |
1049 | Imprisonment | Tesehalene Mengesha | Mebruk | Ethiopia | 2006-05-25 | |
1050 | Detention | Abeer al-Askary | Al-Dustour | Egypt | 2006-05-11 | |
1051 | Attack | Radio Ngazidja | Radio Ngazidja | Comoros | 2006-05-05 | |
1052 | Attack | Moroni FM | Moroni FM | Comoros | 2006-05-05 | |
1053 | Detention | Tchanguis Vatankah | Radio Brakos | Chad | 2006-04-28 | |
1054 | Denial of Access | L’Enquêteur | L’Enquêteur | Guinea | 2006-04-27 | |
1055 | Attack | Abraham Reta Alemu | Ruh | Ethiopia | 2006-04-25 | |
1056 | Attack | René Dillah Yombirim | BBC and Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne (RNT) | Chad | 2006-04-15 | |
1057 | Detention | Eliakim Vanambyl | FM Liberté | Chad | 2006-04-11 | |
1058 | Attack | Choice FM | Choice FM | Uganda | 2006-03-14 | |
1059 | Arrest | Matongo Maumbi | Radio Chikuni | Zambia | 2006-03-11 | |
1060 | Arrest | Jyde Hamoonga | Radio Chikuni | Zambia | 2006-03-11 | |
1061 | Imprisonment | Amira Malash | Al-Fagr | Egypt | 2006-03-08 | |
1062 | Imprisonment | Abraham Gebrekidan | Politika | Ethiopia | 2006-03-08 | |
1063 | Detention | Chaacha Mwita | independent East African Standard | Kenya | 2006-02-28 | |
1064 | Detention | Dennis Onyango | independent East African Standard | Kenya | 2006-02-28 | |
1065 | Detention | Ayub Savula | independent East African Standard | Kenya | 2006-02-28 | |
1066 | Attack | Gift Phiri | The Zimbabwe Independent | Zimbabwe | 2006-02-16 | |
1067 | Imprisonment | Bachir Larabi | El-Khabar | Algeria | 2006-01-21 | |
1068 | Attack | Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne | Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne | Ivory Coast | 2006-01-18 | |
1069 | Attack | Bonaventure Bizumuremyi | Umuco. | Rwanda | 2006-01-15 | |
1070 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Radio Kasumai | Radio Kasumai | Guinea Bissau | 2005-12-28 | |
1071 | Arrest | Maria Nyanyiwa | Voice of the People | Zimbabwe | 2005-12-19 | |
1072 | Arrest | Nyasha Bosha | Voice of the People | Zimbabwe | 2005-12-19 | |
1073 | Arrest | Kundai Mugwanda | Voice of the People | Zimbabwe | 2005-12-19 | |
1074 | Arrest | John Masuku | Voice of the People | Zimbabwe | 2005-12-19 | |
1075 | Imprisonment | Dawit Fassil | Satanaw | Ethiopia | 2005-12-01 | |
1076 | Imprisonment | Solomon Aregawi | Hadar | Ethiopia | 2005-12-01 | |
1077 | Imprisonment | Sisay Agena | Ethiop | Ethiopia | 2005-11-29 | |
1078 | Imprisonment | Iskinder Nega | Menilik, Asqual and Satanaw | Ethiopia | 2005-11-27 | |
1079 | Imprisonment | Serkalem Fassil | Menilik, Asqual and Satanaw | Ethiopia | 2005-11-27 | |
1080 | Harassment | Asmaa Ali Hraiz | Al-Karama | Egypt | 2005-11-26 | |
1081 | Imprisonment | Mesfin Tesfaye | Abay | Ethiopia | 2005-11-14 | |
1082 | Imprisonment | Nardos Meaza | Satanaw | Ethiopia | 2005-11-14 | |
1083 | Imprisonment | Dereje Habtewolde | Netsanet | Ethiopia | 2005-11-14 | |
1084 | Imprisonment | Wosonseged Gebrekidan | Addis Zena | Ethiopia | 2005-11-14 | |
1085 | Imprisonment | Wenakseged Zeleke | Asqual | Ethiopia | 2005-11-14 | |
1086 | Imprisonment | Fassil Yenealem | Addis Zena | Ethiopia | 2005-11-14 | |
1087 | Imprisonment | Zekarias Tesfaye | Netsanet | Ethiopia | 2005-11-14 | |
1088 | Imprisonment | Andualem Ayle | Ethiop | Ethiopia | 2005-11-14 | |
1089 | Attack | Christophe Boltanski | Libération | Tunisia | 2005-11-11 | |
1090 | Imprisonment | Feleke Tibebu | Hadar | Ethiopia | 2005-11-02 | |
1091 | Imprisonment | Dawit Kebede | Hadar | Ethiopia | 2005-11-02 | |
1092 | Attack | Dimas Dzikodo | Le Forum de la Semaine, | Togo | 2005-10-13 | |
1093 | Imprisonment | Paul Kamara | independent daily | Sierra Leone | 2005-10-05 | |
1094 | Imprisonment | Laïssou Bagamala | Freelances | Chad | 2005-09-02 | |
1095 | Denial of Access | KFM | KFM | Uganda | 2005-08-19 | |
1096 | Imprisonment | Sy Koumbo Singa Gali | L’Observateur | Chad | 2005-08-15 | |
1097 | Attack | Willie Mponda | The Sun | Zimbabwe | 2005-08-12 | |
1098 | Imprisonment | Michaël Didama | Le Temps | Chad | 2005-08-08 | |
1099 | Denial of Access | Rodrick Mukumbira | Ngami Times, AFP, IRIN | Botswana | 2005-07-27 | |
1100 | Imprisonment | Garondé Djarma | Freelances | Chad | 2005-07-18 | |
1101 | Attack | Radio France Internationale (RFI) | Radio France Internationale (RFI) | Ivory Coast | 2005-07-15 | |
1102 | Harassment | Anthony Mukwita | Radio Phoenix | Zambia | 2005-06-22 | |
1103 | Imprisonment | Ngaradoumbé Samory | L’Observateur | Chad | 2005-06-21 | |
1104 | Arrest | Davison Maruziva | The Standard | Zimbabwe | 2005-04-20 | |
1105 | Arrest | Savious Kwinika | The Standard | Zimbabwe | 2005-04-20 | |
1106 | Denial of Access | Kanal | Kanal FM | Togo | 2005-04-18 | |
1107 | Arrest | Raphael Tenthani | The Nation | Malawi | 2005-03-16 | |
1108 | Arrest | Mabvuto Banda | The Nation | Malawi | 2005-03-16 | |
1109 | Detention | Mohamed Ould Lamine Mahmoudi | Freelance | Mauritania | 2005-03-13 | |
1110 | Attack | Weekly Times | Weekly Times | Zimbabwe | 2005-02-28 | |
1111 | Denial of Access | Radio France Internationale | Radio France Internationale | Togo | 2005-02-11 | |
1112 | Attack | Radio Dzialandzé Mutsamudu (RDM) | Radio Dzialandzé Mutsamudu (RDM) | Comoros | 2005-01-13 | |
1113 | Death | Antoine Massé | Le Courrier d’Abidjan | Ivory Coast | 2004-11-07 | |
1114 | Attack | Abdel Halim Kandil | Al-Arabi | Egypt | 2004-11-02 | |
1115 | Missing | Amadou Dagnogo | L’Inter | Ivory Coast | 2004-08-28 | |
1116 | Imprisonment | Maka Gbossokotto | Le Citoyen | Central African Republic | 2004-07-08 | |
1117 | Harassment | Al-Jazeera’s Office | Al-Jazeera | Algeria | 2004-07-01 | |
1118 | Imprisonment | Mohamed Benchicou | Le Matin | Algeria | 2004-06-10 | |
1119 | Arrest | Evans Masamba | radio station MIJ 90.3 | Malawi | 2004-05-25 | |
1120 | Imprisonment | Hafnaoui Ghoul | El-Youm and Djazair News | Algeria | 2004-05-24 | |
1121 | Arrest | Arthur Chokotho | radio station MIJ 90.3 | Malawi | 2004-05-23 | |
1122 | Death | Guy-André Kieffer | Freelances | Ivory Coast | 2004-04-16 | |
1123 | Imprisonment | Gaston Bony | Le Venin weekly, La Voix de l’Agnéby | Ivory Coast | 2004-03-24 | |
1124 | Imprisonment | Judes Zossé | L’Hirondelle | Central African Republic | 2004-03-12 | |
1125 | Arrest | Itai Dzamara | The Independent | Zimbabwe | 2004-01-14 | |
1126 | Death | Jean Hélène | Radio France Internationale (RFI) | Ivory Coast | 2003-10-23 | |
1127 | Attack | Chériff Haïdara | Sido radio | Mali | 2003-10-20 | |
1128 | Attack | Mamoutou Traoré | Sido radio | Mali | 2003-10-20 | |
1129 | Attack | Gata Ba | Sido radio | Mali | 2003-10-20 | |
1130 | Detention | Kwamchetsi Makokha | East African Standard | Kenya | 2003-09-29 | |
1131 | Detention | David Makali | East African Standard | Kenya | 2003-09-29 | |
1132 | Detention | Tom Mshindi | East African Standard | Kenya | 2003-09-23 | |
1133 | Arrest | Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe | Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2003-09-22 | |
1134 | Detention | Mohamed Benchicou | Le Matin | Algeria | 2003-09-08 | |
1135 | Detention | Ali Dilem | Liberté. | Algeria | 2003-09-08 | |
1136 | Missing | Reda Helal | Al-Ahram | Egypt | 2003-08-11 | |
1137 | Attack | Flata Kavinga | The Midlands Observer. | Zimbabwe | 2003-08-08 | |
1138 | Imprisonment | Acquitté Kisembo | Agence France-Presse | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2003-06-26 | |
1139 | Imprisonment | Philip Evégnon | L’Evenement | Togo | 2003-06-15 | |
1140 | Imprisonment | Philip Evégnon | L’Evenement | Togo | 2003-06-15 | |
1141 | Imprisonment | Dieu Kpakpabia | Nouvel Echo | Togo | 2003-06-15 | |
1142 | Arrest | Dimas Dzikodo, | L’Evenement | Togo | 2003-06-14 | |
1143 | Detention | Peter Makori | Freelance | Kenya | 2003-06-01 | |
1144 | Imprisonment | Mostafa Bakry | Al-Osboa | Egypt | 2003-06-01 | |
1145 | Imprisonment | Mahmoud Bakry | Al-Osboa | Egypt | 2003-06-01 | |
1146 | Missing | Kloueu Gonzreu | Agence Ivoirienne de Presse. | Ivory Coast | 2003-03-19 | |
1147 | Attack | FM Liberté | FM Liberté | Chad | 2003-02-11 | |
1148 | Imprisonment | Nadjikimo Bénoudjita | Notre Temps | Chad | 2003-02-06 | |
1149 | Imprisonment | Mbainaye Bétoubam | Notre Temps | Chad | 2003-02-06 | |
1150 | Equipment/Property Damage | Le Patriote | Le Patriote | Ivory Coast | 2002-10-16 | |
1151 | Equipment/Property Damage | Tassouman | Tassouman | Ivory Coast | 2002-10-16 | |
1152 | Equipment/Property Damage | Abidjan Magazine | Abidjan Magazine | Ivory Coast | 2002-10-16 | |
1153 | Imprisonment | Zouhair Yahyaoui | Tunezine | Tunisia | 2002-06-20 | |
1154 | Attack | Basile Agboh | LoméÂbased weekly Le Scorpion. | Togo | 2002-06-18 | |
1155 | Arrest | Shadreck Banda | The People | Zambia | 2002-06-05 | |
1156 | Arrest | Kinsley Lweendo | The People | Zambia | 2002-06-05 | |
1157 | Arrest | Jane Chirwa | The People | Zambia | 2002-06-05 | |
1158 | Arrest | Jane Chirwa | The People | Zambia | 2002-06-05 | |
1159 | Arrest | Emmanuel Chilekwa | The People | Zambia | 2002-05-29 | |
1160 | Arrest | Collin Chiwanza | Daily News | Zimbabwe | 2002-05-27 | |
1161 | Arrest | Pius Wakatama | Daily News | Zimbabwe | 2002-05-06 | |
1162 | Imprisonment | Ahmed Haridy | Al Methaq Al Araby | Egypt | 2002-04-28 | |
1163 | Arrest | Lloyd Mudiwa | independent daily news | Zimbabwe | 2002-03-31 | |
1164 | Arrest | Peta Thornycroft | Mail and Guardian and Britain’s Daily Telegraph | Zimbabwe | 2002-03-27 | |
1165 | Denial Of Access | Mansur Aramide | Nigerian Tribune | Nigeria | 2002-03-24 | |
1166 | Imprisonment | Essam Fahmy | Sawt Al-Umma | Egypt | 2002-03-21 | |
1167 | Imprisonment | Adel Hammouda | Sawt Al-Umma | Egypt | 2002-03-21 | |
1168 | Detention | Mohamed Ezzedine El-Najjar | Al-Jazeera | Egypt | 2002-03-05 | |
1169 | Detention | Mohamed Eid Galal | Al-Jazeera | Egypt | 2002-03-05 | |
1170 | Attack | Marc Ravalomanana | Madagascar Broadcasting Service’s (MBS) radio station | Madagascar | 2002-02-23 | |
1171 | Imprisonment | Hamid Mohammed Said | Eritrean State Television | Eritrea | 2002-02-15 | |
1172 | Imprisonment | Saleh Aljezeeri | Eritrean State Radio | Eritrea | 2002-02-15 | |
1173 | Attack | Daily News | Daily News | Zimbabwe | 2002-02-11 | |
1174 | Arrest | Vincent Chinembiri | Daily News | Zimbabwe | 2002-02-08 | |
1175 | Death | Jimmy Higenyi | United Media Consultants and Trainers | Uganda | 2002-01-12 | |
1176 | Imprisonment | Oulatar Begoto | N’Djamena Hebdo | Chad | 2001-12-04 | |
1177 | Detention | Izdine Abdou Salam | Radio Karthala | Comoros | 2001-11-10 | |
1178 | Detention | Max Hamata | the Namibian newspaper | Namibia | 2001-10-12 | |
1179 | Attack | Mmegi | Mmegi | Bostwana | 2001-10-01 | |
1180 | Imprisonment | Selamyinghes Beyene | Weekly Meqaleh | Eritrea | 2001-09-30 | |
1181 | Imprisonment | Mattewos Habteab | Meqaleh | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1182 | Imprisonment | Temesken Ghebreyesus | Keste Debena | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1183 | Imprisonment | Yusuf Mohamed Ali | Tsigenay | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1184 | Imprisonment | Amanuel Asrat | Zemen | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1185 | Imprisonment | Dawit Habtemichael | Meqaleh | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1186 | Imprisonment | Medhanie Haile | Keste Debena | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1187 | Imprisonment | Dawit Isaac | Setit | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1188 | Imprisonment | Seyoum Tsehaye | Freelance | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1189 | Imprisonment | Fesshaye “Joshua†Yohannes | Setit | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1190 | Imprisonment | Said Abdelkader | Admas | Eritrea | 2001-09-18 | |
1191 | Imprisonment | Mamdouh Mahran | Al-Nabaa | Egypt | 2001-09-16 | |
1192 | Arrest | Basildon Peta | Financial Gazette | Zimbabwe | 2001-08-21 | |
1193 | Denial of Access | Gilberto Neto | Folha 8 | Angola | 2001-08-18 | |
1194 | Arrest | Geoff Nyarota | Daily News | Zimbabwe | 2001-08-15 | |
1195 | Arrest | Sam Munyavi | Daily News | Zimbabwe | 2001-08-15 | |
1196 | Arrest | John Gambanga b | Daily News | Zimbabwe | 2001-08-15 | |
1197 | Attack | Sihem Bensedrine | Kalima | Tunisia | 2001-08-12 | |
1198 | Equipment/Property Seizure | Le Combat du Peuple | Le Combat du Peuple | Togo | 2001-07-11 | |
1199 | Death | Alegria Gustavo | Rádio Nacional de Angola | Angola | 2001-07-08 | |
1200 | Imprisonment | Lucien Messan | Le Combat du Peuple | Togo | 2001-07-02 | |