This report tracks press freedom issues in Sierra Leone within the last three years-2018-2020. It is dubbed the State of Media Freedom in Sierra Leone. The report contains an overview of laws, policies and institutions governing the media space in Sierra Leone; key press freedom and safety of journalists’ issues; summary of press freedom violations recorded over the period, analysis of trends of violations, key perpetrators and victims; status of redress of violations; and recommendations to both governmental and non-governmental stakeholders on how to improve the situation.