1.0African News Paperhttps://www.africannewspaper.netadminhttps://www.africannewspaper.net/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="86XWCCNRvx"><a href="https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/12/21/sierra-leones-press-freedom-situation-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/">Sierra Leone’s press freedom situation: The good, the bad and the ugly</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.africannewspaper.net/2022/12/21/sierra-leones-press-freedom-situation-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/embed/#?secret=86XWCCNRvx" width="600" height="338" title="“Sierra Leone’s press freedom situation: The good, the bad and the ugly” — African News Paper" data-secret="86XWCCNRvx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://africannewspaper.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Maada-Bio.jpg1080660Sierra Leone enacted its criminal libel, seditious and public order laws (Part V) in 2020. Since then, press freedom has been expanding throughout the country, with the progress story punctuated in part by improvements in legal environment, the development of watchdog institutions for press freedom, and the consolidation of these institutions’ architectures. All of these […]