The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has formally petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to urgently intervene in threats being directed at journalists reporting on the ongoing conflict in Bawku.
The petition comes amid reports of intimidation, particularly on social media, targeting JoyNews reporter Albert Sore and other media practitioners working in the conflict zone.
Addressing a press conference, GJA President Albert Dwumfour strongly condemned the threats, describing them as a grave threat to press freedom and democratic governance.
He stressed that journalists covering conflict-prone areas must be protected to enable them carry out their professional duties without fear or harassment.
Mr. Dwumfour also renewed the Association’s demand for the arrest and prosecution of persons responsible for the earlier attack on journalist Carlos Calony.
The GJA has called on the police to swiftly identify and prosecute those behind the threats, cautioning that intimidation of journalists undermines the public’s right to timely, accurate and credible information, particularly on matters of national security.
