18 results found

IPI joins coalition calling on Sierra Leone to protect internet access during election

Government must ensure internet and mobile networks remain accessible ahead of, during and after June 24
Africa: Sierra Leone

Journalist killed in Sierra Leone

IPI urges authorities to bring perpetrators to justice
Sierra Leone

Ebola epidemic affects press freedom in West Africa

Report highlights challenge of disseminating accurate, fair information
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone urged to drop case against journalists

Seditious libel charges ‘excessive’, IPI says in letter to President Koroma
Sierra Leone

The human thing to do in Sierra Leone libel case

Editors face another day in court over criminal ‘rat’ complaint brought by president
Sierra Leone

African media leaders urged to stand up to government pressure

Use of sedition laws, increased attacks, new repressive media legislation call for unified action
Ethiopia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania

Sierra Leone presidential assistant calls for “media-sanitisation”

Threatens journalists with libel and sedition laws
Sierra Leone

One day before presidential elections in Sierra Leone, IPI calls for journalist safety to be respected

IPI Executive Director says: "The political leanings of a newspaper or radio station should not affect the way its journalists are treated"
Sierra Leone

IPI to Sierra Leone: Enact the long-awaited Freedom of Information Bill

Following visit to Freetown, IPI sends open letter to President Ernest Bai Koroma urging him to make good on his promises
Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Supreme Court dismisses journalists’ association challenge to criminal, seditious libel laws

IPI urges Sierra Leone government to ensure libel laws in line with media freedom standards
Sierra Leone

Letter: Editor imprisoned

Sierra Leone

Letter: Sierra Leone journalist prosecuted

Sierra Leone