Today marks the International Day of Democracy, a solemn day that is celebrated worldwide as an occasion for peoples across the world to review the state of democracy in their respective countries. NUSOJ wishes to remind both the FGS and the FMS that freedom of expression and media freedom are enshrined in the national constitution and other international conventions and treaties which the country has ratified. All political leaders in every corner of the country are duty-bound to protect media freedom,” said NUSOJ Secretary General Omar Faruk Osman. From January to June 2021, NUSOJ documented fourteen (14) cases of physical attacks, harassment, intimidation and threats directed at journalists and media organizations. NUSOJ wishes to reiterate its call on the FGS and FMS to fulfil their responsibility to protect journalists and safeguard media freedom as they carry the solemn responsibility to provide security and guarantee media rights.