The Media Institute of Southern Africa, which monitors media rights and activities in the region, spoke out strongly against Amade's detention:
Cibiyar Yaɗa Labarai ta Kudancin Afirka, wadda take kula da haƙƙoƙin 'yan jaridu da aikace-aikacensu a yankin, sun yi magana da kakkausar murya don nuna ƙin amincewa da tsare Amade: