{"id":92835,"date":"2025-09-05T19:08:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=92835"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:08:42","slug":"gja-urges-tougher-laws-compensation-for-assaulted-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=92835","title":{"rendered":"GJA urges tougher laws, compensation for assaulted journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfuor, is calling on the government to strengthen legislation to protect journalists, warning that current laws are too weak to deter attacks.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a visit to the Jubilee House, Mr Dwumfuor noted that the worsening safety of journalists has directly contributed to Ghana\u2019s sharp decline on the World Press Freedom Index.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour Excellency, attacks worsened Ghana\u2019s ranking on the World Press Freedom Index. We used to be number one and dropped to three, a position we maintained for years till we started declining. <\/p>\n

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