AUGUST 2022 MEDIA FREEDOM REVIEW
In August 2022, the MRCG monitored a death threat against a journalist; followed up on the physical assault on a journalist; a physical assault of a journalist; the alleged "assassination attempt" on a journalist and the matter between a journalist and a magistrate in Pujehun. The MRCG also monitored shutdown of the country‟s internet during a protest and measures taken to monitor social media. It also covered other programmes, including the suspension of the license of a media institution, and a forum to review and finalize the draft Policy on Safety of Journalists.