Threats to journalists increase, media practitioners say
Monday May 03 2021
Journalists in Uasin Gishu County in Kenya s Rift Valley during a procession to mark the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2021. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG
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Journalists and media operations in the eastern African region continue to face threats from state and non-state actors as those with power seek gag the free press.
Threats and general harassment, jailing and sometimes the killing of journalists have increased in the recent past, especially as governments in the region try to enforce Covid-19 protocols.
Since March 2020 when the pandemic broke out, too many journalists in the region have been facing censorship, intimidation, or violence.
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The Nigerian Medical Association on Sunday advised federal and state governments against disregarding medical experts’ advice on COVID-19.
The NMA President, Professor Innocent Ujah, stated this in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents while commenting on government’s decision to reopen schools beginning from Monday (today).
Ujah stated that although the association would not advise government not to reopen schools, he stated that authorities must ensure compliance with COVID-19 guidelines of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
The experts spoke as coronavirus cases in the country rose from 75,062 on December 17, 2020 to 108,943 on Sunday, January 17, 2021.