Verbal, online or physical attack: Physical attack on journalists, media infrastructure/offices
On October 18, 2023, youth gang members, commonly called ‘’zogoes’’ in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, attacked the offices of The NewDawn newspaper, one of Liberia’s leading local dailies. The criminal youth injured two media workers and took away valuable items from the media houses, including telephones and motorbikes. The attacks by these youth form part of the insecurity issues and banditry in Liberia. This was not the first time that youth gangs have targeted the media house. The media outlet’s management has reported the attacks to the police.