Monday, September 27, 2021

Freedom of Expression is a Right not an Option!

September 27, 2021 • Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

Monday, September 27, 2021

Dear Active Citizens!

Nigeria is one of a few countries that have banned Twitter/social media platforms. Other countries are

Iran, China, Turkmenistan and North Korea,

all of which are known to lean towards autocratic systems.

In Nigeria, telecommunication companies were ordered to block access to Twitter on

June 4, 2021.

Monday, September 27

 makes it

115 days

since the directive.

Is this a slippery slope for Nigeria?

EiE, Paradigm Initiative (PIN) & Media Rights Agenda (MRA) have filed a lawsuit against MTN, Airtel, Globacom and 9Mobile for the court to declare the blockage of Twitter access as unlawful, unconstitutional and against the rights to freedom of expression.We also seek an injunction restraining the telecommunication companies from blocking or interfering with Twitter and any other social media platform. There are 5 other lawsuits in Nigerian and ECOWAS courts.

Enjoy the rest of your week!The EiE Nigeria Team