Bamenda: Word Press Freedom Day celebrations in an atmosphere of increasing hostility towards journalists

Journalists in Bamenda are today celebrating World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) with the theme: “Shaping a future of rights, freedom of expression as a driver to all other rights”.

Celebrations are coming at a time when press freedom is a rare commodity in Bamenda and the Northwest region as a whole.

Journalists have suffered and continue to be targets of the belligerents in the ongoing Anglophone Crisis.

Many have been kidnapped and threatened with death by the gunmen on both sides of the conflict.

Journalists say they have been treated poorly on several occasions by event organizers, meaning that the challenge is not only coming from soldiers and the separatist fighters, but also from some civilians.

Journalists in Bamenda today also made use of World Press Freedom Day to decry the poor treatment from their employers who make available take-home packages that can not take them home.

The media men and women are hoping that their working conditions will see some improvement after the 2023 World Press Freedom Day celebrations.

By Soulemanu Buba

Mimi Mefo Info (MMI)

Recent Posts

Présidence du MRC : Douala Hélène Ekwessa félicite Tiriane Balbine Noah et plaide pour le renforcement de l’APC

Douala Hélène Ekwessa, vice-présidente nationale du FCC, a adressé un message de félicitations à Tiriane…

57 minutes ago

Why the Vindictive Attacks Against Human Rights Defender Tambe Tiku?

By Tata Mbunwe After the arrest of prominent separatist fighter "General" Shaggy in Ekona last…

2 hours ago

Ndih Maureen: Breaking Barriers as Canal 2 International’s New Editor-in-Chief

In a media landscape where men dominate top editorial positions, Ndih Maureen Teh is a…

3 days ago

Rémy Nama : ce que l’on sait du nouveau président du Conseil constitutionnel, et ce qui l’attend

Rémy Nama a passé la partie connue de sa carrière dans les services juridiques de…

3 days ago

Après la mort de Clément Atangana, Paul Biya le remplace sans présenter ses condoléances à la famille

La nomination de Rémy Nama à la tête du Conseil constitutionnel est intervenue rapidement après…

3 days ago

Rémy Nama: What we know about the new head of the Constitutional Council, and what awaits him

Rémy Nama has spent the known part of his career in the legal services of…

3 days ago