On September 22, 2023, the police in different incidents in Accra, Ghana, physically assaulted and prevented at least five journalists and media workers from reporting on a public demonstration against economic hardship in the country staged by a local political pressure group. Among the journalists assaulted were Maxwell Agbagba of JoyNews and his cameraman. Two journalists from Metro TV, whose names were not disclosed and Thomas Naadi, a BBC journalist and his cameraman, were also among the victims of the assaults. The MFWA condemned the incident and demanded accountability for the assaults on the journalists.