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Spotlight: Ethiopia Impunity Mali Attacks Democratic Republic of Congo

Ethiopia, DRC & Mali: 183 killed in protests between July-December 2016

21 March 2017
Media Foundation for West Africa

A total of 183 deaths were recorded from July to December 2016 following clashes between protestors and security agents in Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali. To date, not one security agent has been prosecuted for any of the killings in the three countries.

Mali Digital Rights Censorship

Deadly clashes in Mali followed by social media blackout

The social media blackout coincides with a turbulent day in Bamako, where misinformation on social media resulted in a clash between the police and a mob protesting the arrest of popular journalist Mohamed Bathily.

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa‎27 August 2016

Mali Attacks Freedom of Assembly

At least one protestor dead in Mali after authorities crack down on protests

The most recent protests in Mali began after the August 15 arrest of radio host Mohamed Youssouf Bathily (commonly known as “Ras Bath”) for statements made against influential religious leaders and the Malian government.

‎ Freedom House‎18 August 2016

Impunity Attacks Mali

Dim prospects for media freedom in northern Mali after French journalists' murder

The murder of Radio France Internationale journalists Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon on 2 November in Kidal highlights the extent of the threats to freedom of information in this part of northern Mali.

‎ Reporters Without Borders‎ 6 November 2013

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Radio France Internationale reporters murdered in Mali

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali 4 November 2013
Mali's president-elect urged to improve press freedom

‎ International Press Institute

Attacks Mali 29 August 2013
Media sector in Mali witnesses steady recovery, report finds

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa

Attacks Mali Censorship 12 August 2013
Charges dropped against Malian editor

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali 7 May 2013
Malian editor released conditionally after one month in prison

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali Free Expression & the Law 3 April 2013
Covering conflict: Mali's war, unseen

‎ Freedom House

Mali Censorship 2 April 2013
Malian editor faces charges after publishing critical letter

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali 19 March 2013
Media in Mali stage indefinite strike to call for editor's release

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Mali 15 March 2013
Malian opposition radio journalist stabbed following threats

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Mali 12 March 2013
Malian editor detained following publication of critical letter

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali Censorship Free Expression & the Law 8 March 2013
Audio: Militants fail to silence Mali's music

‎ Natasha Grzincic

Mali Censorship 1 March 2013
The day the music died in Mali

‎ Based on a Freemuse report written by Andy Morgan

Mali Censorship 1 March 2013
Foreign journalists detained, equipment confiscated in Mali

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali 11 February 2013
Military zones in Mali 'off-limits' for journalists

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali France Censorship 17 January 2013
Al-Jazeera journalists detained in Mali for two days

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Mali 7 December 2012
Members of al-Qaeda affiliated group beat journalist, close radio station in Mali

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Attacks Mali Censorship 9 August 2012
Government urged to guarantee safety of journalists in wake of post-coup violence

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Mali 23 July 2012
Masked gunmen seize, assault publisher

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Mali 13 July 2012
Newspaper editor kidnapped and beaten by armed men

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa

Attacks Mali 9 July 2012
Journalist Habi Baby released after eight days in illegal detention

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali Free Expression & the Law 22 June 2012
Black week for freedom of information in post-coup Mali

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali Free Expression & the Law 18 June 2012
Three weeks of media freedom violations

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali 24 May 2012
Journalists accuse military authorities of tapping their telephones

‎ Media Foundation for West Africa

Mali 17 May 2012
Concern for journalists, serious setback for media freedom

‎ Reporters Without Borders

Mali 12 April 2012
Journalists attacked in coup aftermath

‎ Committee to Protect Journalists

Mali 2 April 2012
Independent media one of the first casualties in coup

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Mali 28 March 2012

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Freedom of Expression in Mali Improving

The Media Foundation for West Africa’s (MFWA) monitoring continues to show appreciable improvements in conditions of Freedom of Expression (FoE), Media Development and Safety of journalists; general human rights and social conditions in the once conflict-devastated-Mali. Monitoring reports collated from MFWA network of monitors in Mali, show that general human rights conditions, FoE and the work of the media are progressing steadily.

Media Foundation for West Africa 18 October 2013
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Mali’s media landscape remained relatively open in 2015, allowing new media businesses to expand and journalists generally free to continue their work.

Freedom House 24 April 2016
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Ranked 71st in annual global media freedom report

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