Media accreditation for Togolese elections restricted, French journalist expelled
French journalist Thomas Pierre Dietrich, handed a six-month suspended prison sentence, expelled from the country and banned from re-entering.
Togolese publisher Apollinaire Mewenemesse faces stringent bail conditions
Journalist Apollinaire Mewenemesse is charged with defamation, false publication, incitement, and undermining state security.
Togolese authorities suspend “La Dépêche”; “Tampa Express” publisher faces charges
The media sector in Togo is coming under increasing harassment.
Iconic Togolese investigative media outlet relaunched
Despite being forced into exile “L’Alternative” editorial team remain committed to delivering their trademark investigative journalism.
RSF identifies spyware on phones of two Togolese journalists
An deeper look into the arbitrary arrests of publisher Loïc Lawson and freelance journalist Anani Sossou reveal how they were in the crosshairs of the Togolese authorities for some time.
Togolese minister gets journalists arrested
Reporting on theft of over half a million US$ from Housing Minister’s house lands journalists Loic Lawson and Anani Sossou in prison.
Heavy penalty for reporting on corruption
Togolese journalists Loic Lawson and Anani Sossou jailed following complaint by country’s Minister of Urban Planning and Land Reform.
International warrant issued for Togolese journalists
Following the shocking judgement sentencing Togolese journalists Ferdinand Ayité and Isidoro Kouwonou to 3 years in prison and a US$4,860 fine each, the two have gone into hiding.
Togolese musician promotes human rights through music
Musician Elias Atayi shares his journey to musical activism and how he uses his melodies and lyrics to spread the gospel of human rights in Togo.
Lomé court suspends privately owned “Liberté” newspaper
Togolese newspaper “Liberté” continues publishing while appealing its 3-month suspension.
Togolese citizens’ privacy rights at risk with new digital ID programme
Citizens acknowledge that Togo’s digital ID programme may help curb fraud but are concerned with handing their personal information to a government with a penchant for surveillance.
Togolese journalists granted conditional freedom
Newspaper editors Ferdinand Ayité and Joël Egah arrested on charges of defamation are released, but face stringent conditions.
Togolese journalist Ferdinand Ayité target of government ire
After years of intimidation and persecution, which include administrative sanctions, judicial proceedings and surveillance, Togolese journalist Ferdinand Ayité is imprisoned.
‘There is no private life’: Three Togolese journalists react to being selected for spyware surveillance
Three Togolese journalists – Carlos Ketohou, Ferdinand Ayité, and Luc Abaki on the #PegasusProject list of potential targets – share their psychological experiences of what it means to be under surveillance.