MEDIA FREEDOM REVIEW- JANUARY 2026

In January 2026, MRCG followed up on the intimidation of journalist Lamarana Bah, the alleged threat to journalist Yusuff Moseray Suma, the withdrawal of frequency by the National Telecommunications Authority from G8 Media Group, the alleged physical assault of a journalist, the verbal threat against a journalist, the physical assault of a journalist, the murder of a journalist in Waterloo, and the barring of a journalist from entering Sierra Leone’s Parliament.