Liberian security service director takes newspaper to court

Othello Warrick, director of the Executive Protection Service [the presidential guard unit] has taken The Monitor newspaper and its news coordinator, Octavin Williams, to court on charges of "actions for damages for wrong". 15 May 2013 15:32

Journalists impose media blackout on Liberian presidency

On May 9 2013, Liberian journalists - under the banner of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) - took several actions in response to disparaging and threatening remarks made against journalists. The remarks were made at programs marking the annual observance of World Press Freedom Day in Buchanan, Grand Bassa county on May 3, 2013 by the director of the Executive Protection Service (EPS), Daniel Othello Warrick. 13 May 2013 11:47

IFJ condemns public threats against journos in Liberia

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has supported journalists in Liberia who have issued a media blackout, by printing black front pages after a government official was accused of threatening them. Radio and TV stations are also protesting against the government by suspending broadcasts for two hours daily beginning on Friday, 10 May, 2013. 13 May 2013 10:21

Search for bravest women journalists

WASHINGTON, US: The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) is seeking nominations for its 2013 Courage in Journalism Awards and Lifetime Achievement Award. 22 Feb 2013 10:33

Ellen to remove draconian laws

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as part of her legislative agenda for 2013 is to remove some draconian laws from the books in a bid to promote free speech and the Press. 21 Jan 2013 16:18

Liberia Media Laws Reform Symposium kicks off

Government officials, international participants and other key stakeholders yesterday, 17 January 2013, gathered at Monrovia's Mamba Point Hotel to participate in Liberia's first Media Law Reform Roundtable. 18 Jan 2013 08:43

Sirleaf vows to uphold free speech

[Othello B. Garblah] President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says her government has no plans to arrest any journalist, shut down radio stations or ban newspapers. "We will not burn down media houses or intimidate critics", she said in a prepared speech on Saturday, 12 January 2013. 14 Jan 2013 10:48