This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 7 January 2026.

The detention of Sarah Bireete days before Uganda’s election signals how state power is being used to neutralise critics rather than protect democratic choice.

SFLCin hopes to have more transparency from this mechanism, with orders being made public on the Grievance Appellate Committee website or on other platforms.

Niger's junta has unveiled an all-encompassing security law that could turn everyday civic life into a surveillance and compliance exercise.

The Presidential Task Force on Media Security responded to CPJ about the case of Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio.

A draft government protocol for journalists covering press conferences has raised concerns that it could restrict the work of media in the Pacific island nation of Samoa.