Please find below links to key media freedom news items for Ghana. These have been organised by publication date.

2020

22/12/2020 - Ghana journalist Oheneba Boamah Bennie held for 2 days, charged over Facebook posts - CPJ

16/10/2020 - Ghana journalist David Tamakloe arrested on false news charge - CPJ

21/8/2020 - Ghanaian soldier beats journalist, seizes reporters’ camera and phones- CPJ

2/7/2020 - In Ghana, private individuals threaten 1 journalist, police harass 2 others-- CPJ

14/7/2020 - US, UK, Interpol give Ghana phone hacking tools, raising journalist concerns on safety and confidentiality- CPJ

21/4/2020 - Ghana drops three places on latest Press Freedom Index - Ghana Web

16/4/2020 - In Ghana, soldiers enforcing COVID-19 restrictions attack 2 journalists - CPJ

11/03/2020 - Radio Tongu broadcaster suspended, director arrested in Ghana - CPJ

09/03/2020 - Making the RTI Law functional in Ghana: 5 key issues, 5 key recommendations - Media Foundation for West Africa

5/3/2020 - Focus on PSM | Ghana - Public Media Alliance

22/02/2020 - iWatch Africa Launches Digital Rights Initiative To Address Online Harassment - MG Modern Ghana

19/02/2020 - Shutdown of Radio Station: Regulatory Body’s Action Raises Concerns about Media Regulation in Ghana - MfWA

30/01/2020 - Are Ghanaians ready to take advantage of the new right to information law? - DW News

31/01/2020  - GBC Reforms Committee Created - Modern Ghana

08/01/2020 - Ghana: Implementation of RTI Must Take Off Smoothly - All Africa

05/01/2020 - Many lives have been lost’: five-month internet blackout plunges Kashmir into crisis - The Guardian 

2019

16/12/2019 - India: Internet blocked by government in Assam and Tripura - IFJ

15/12/2019 - Editors Guild Seeks Withdrawal of I&B Ministry's Advisory to TV Channels - The Wire

15/12/2019 - From Indo-Pak to Chindia and back to Indo-Pak, writes Ramachandra Guha - Hindustan Times

14/11/2019 - 'No hate speech' online campaign launched - My Joy Online

21/10/2019 - NCA Denies Muting Free Speech By Shutting Down Radio Stations In Ghana - Broadcast Media Africa 

18/07/2019 - Ghana government to implement Plan of Action for journalist’s safety - GBN

29/07/2019 - Ghana’s Constitution Is Meant to Protect the Media, But Does It? - The Wire

04/07/2019 - GJA calls for independent investigation into arrest of two journalists - GhanaWeb

31/05/2019 - Ghana’s Broadcasters Reportedly Stand Against Implementation Of DTT Policy To Save Free-to-Air TV - Broadcast Media Africa

29/05/2019 - Media freedom does not mean practise without limitation - Former President Kufuor - Ghana Web

23/05/2019 - MFWA Commends President Akufo-Addo for Assenting RTI Law - MfWA

22/05/2019 - Group, Minority demo against shutdown of 2 radio stations - Ghanaian Times

13/05/2019 - Shutdown of Pro-Opposition Radio Stations: Regulator’s Action Arbitrary, Capricious - Mfwa 

01/04/2019 - The Fight for Transparency in Ghana - .coda

27/03/2019 - Repairing Relations with the Media: Police Take Important Measures - MfWA

27/03/2019 -  Ghana parliament passes Right To Information law after long delays -Africa News

20/03/2019 - Assault on journalists: 3 police officers suspended -  Ghana Web

18/03/2019 - Creeping State of Insecurity for Journalists in Ghana: Reporters Brutalised, Radio Station Stormed, Journalist threatened in One Week - MfWA

18/03/2019 - CHRAJ condemns police attack on Ghanaian Times journalists - Ghana Business News

21/02/2019 - Media's Role in Fighting Corruption in Ghana - MfWA

15/02/2019 - UN experts urge Ghana to ensure justice for murdered journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela - OHCHR

07/02/2019 - Ghana won't have press freedom without accountability - CPJ

21/01/2019 - Ahmed Suale’s Murder and 3 Critical Issues about Safety of Journalists in Ghana - MfWA

17/01/2019 - Reporter In Ghana Shot Dead After Exposing Soccer Corruption - Deadspin