• INCIDENTS
    • Nigeria
      • South West
      • South South
      • South East
      • North Central
      • North East
      • North West
    • West Africa
      • Benin Republic
      • Burkina Faso
      • Cape Verde
      • Cote d’Ivoire
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Guinea-Bissau
      • Liberia
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger Republic
      • Senegal
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
  • NEWS
    • Defending the Civic Space – Blog
    • AML – CFT NEWS (23)
    • Foreign News (20)
    • Local News (19)
    • Videos
  • RESOURCES
    • Policy briefs (8)
    • Restrictive legislations (9)
    • Press statements (9)
    • INFOGRAPHICS (10)
    • Publications (23)
    • Newsletters (1)
  • ACTION GROUP
    • Join
    • Steering Committee
    • Members
    • Group Activities (38)
    • Member Activities (16)
  • SPECIAL CAUSES
    • COVID-19
      • General News (89)
      • Incidents
      • Eyewitness Reports
    • #ENDSARS
      • General News (112)
      • Missing Persons (1)
      • Gallery (20)
      • Trends & Hashtags (2)
    • CSR-HUB
      • Blog (10)
      • Upcoming Events (3)
Report Incident
Sign in or Register
Report Incident

Presidential staffer destroys journalist’ recorder

  • Date of Occurrence
    August 20, 2015
  • State/Country
    Ghana
  • Details
  • prev
  • next
  • Bookmark
  • Share
  • prev
  • next
Image
Description

The voice recorder of journalist Yahaya Kwadmoah was destroyed by presidential staffer Stan Dogbe. Reportedly, at the hospital where other journalists were being treated due to an accident, Dogbe chased after the journalist, took his recorder from him and broke it.

Details
  • State/Country
    Ghana
  • Perpetrator
    Presidential Staffer
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 21, subsection 1(a) of the 1992 constitution
  • Source
    https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2015/September-1st/presidential-staffer-destroys-gbc-reporters-recorder.php
Location
  • Ghana

    Get Directions
Region
  • Ghana
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Press Freedom
Mode of Attacks
  • Unlawful Killings, Physical Attacks, Torture, Degrading Treatment

Similar Incidents

Ghanaian Journalist Abubakari Sadiq Gariba Attacked, Threatened by Politician and Aide

    May03
    • Press Freedom

    ASEPA’s Mensah Thompson Detained by Police; Charged with Publication of False News

      Feb09
      • Press Freedom

      Police Probe Alleged Assault of Journalist by CID Officer

        Jan04
        • Press Freedom

        This site is supported by:

        FGHR-150x50
        OSF-150x50
        fh
        ford-foundation-logo-150x50
        EU-logo

        Closing Civic Spaces is a publicly-available database on closing spaces for civic engagement and civil society in Nigeria & West Africa. Data  is compiled from public sources.

        • +234-814-500-0067
        • Lagos, Nigeria

        Stay informed

        Get incidents as they happen



        Support our campaign to protect the civil society space

        Donate Now
        Donate to Defend the Civil Society Space

        © 2019 Closing Civic Spaces by Spaces for Change. Spaces for Change is a member of the Global NPO Coalition on FATF.

        Images, texts, & other forms of content are copyright of their respective owners.

        Cart

        • Facebook
        • Twitter
        • WhatsApp
        • Telegram
        • Pinterest
        • LinkedIn
        • Tumblr
        • VKontakte
        • Mail
        • Copy link