October 14, 2013

African Group May Sponsor Resolution for UNESCO Endorsement of APAI Declaration

The Mode of Challenging Denial of Access to Information under the FOI Act is by Application for Judicial Review, Says Court

Entries Open for WSCIJ Investigative Reporting Award

Rory Peck Trust Unveils Presenters for 2013 Awards

APAI Calls on Zambian Government to Enact ATI Law

Standard, Paris Review Call for Applications for Writer-in-Residence Programme

Police Arrest Publisher over Corruption Reports on FCT Minister

Nobert Zongo Press Centre Calls for Applications for Investigative Journalism Prize

MRA Establishes Network of Lawyers to Provide Free Legal Assistance in FOI Cases

GNI Gets New Members from Diverse Sectors

PPDC Petitions NASS, AGF over Ministry’s Prohibitive Charges for Information

Group Calls on Nigerians to Put an End to Impunity

Columbia University Calls for Application from Journalists

FAIR Announces 2013 African Investigative Journalism Award

MRA Executive Director Appointed to International Advisory Committee of UNESCO Safety of Journalists Online Project

MRA Executive Director Appointed to International Advisory Committee of UNESCO Safety of Journalists Online Project

New Rating Shows Increase in Number, Quality of Right to Information Laws

CSOs, Media Urged to Take Advantage of Social Media for More Effective Advocacy

IFEX Releases Toolkit for International Day to End Impunity Campaign Activities

MRA’s Executive Director Calls on Youths, CSOs to Engage Internet Policy Issues

MRA Convenes FOI Act Implementers Strategy Meeting to Improve Cooperation, Collaboration

MRA Begins Mentoring of CSOs on Using the FOI Act

2013 AFIGF Advocates Involvement of Non-Governmental Stakeholders in Internet Policy Processes

Aminu Maida

Joint Statement on the Unexplained TikTok Disruption in Northern Nigeria by Civil Society Organisations

Pelumi Onifade

Postmortem Report Confirms Journalist Pelumi Onifade Died from Gunshot to Abdomen

Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya

MRA Commends Kano State Government’s Condemnation of Attack on Journalists, Demands Concrete Action

Edetaen Ojo

MRA’s Executive Director Recounts Transformational Impact of GSM in Nigeria, Describes it as ‘Communications Revolution’

Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez,

Mexican Lawyer Leopoldo Maldonado Gutiérrez Appointed UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Freedom of Expression for Judicial Actors

UNESCO, Oxford University Launch Free Global Course on Freedom of Expression for Judicial Actors

Charlie Beckett

JournalismAI Festival 2026 to Bring Global News Industry Together in London and Online

Sulaiman Abdullahi Dederi

Thugs Attack Journalists Returning from Assignment in Kano

Kekere Storytellers Fund

Africa No Filter Opens Applications for Kekere Storytellers Fund for Emerging African Storytellers

Noah Bookbinder

Applications Open for 2027 FASPE Journalism Fellowship Programme

Kathryn Dioth

Applications Open for 2026 Hinrich Foundation Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Mary Anne

Speculative Literature Foundation Invites Applications for Working Class Writers Grant

Professor Magnus Jerneck

Wahlgrenska Foundation Announces Research Funding Opportunity for Media Scholars

Neil Brown

Poynter Institute Invites Journalists to Apply for Brain Health Reporting Fellowship

2026 Independent and Freelance Photojournalist Award

Xposure Invites Entries for 2026 Independent and Freelance Photojournalist Award

Ibrahim Khalil Dan Shagam

Kano Journalist Brutally Murdered at Home

Deborah Malgwi

Nigeria’s Film Industry Records Growth as NFVCB Classifies 304 Films

Ayodele Oluwafemi

Journalist Battered by Political Thugs as Policemen Failed to Intervene

Isah Garba Gadau

DSS Operative Slaps, Threatens Journalists During Solar Power Station Commissioning

Shaibu Husseini

Federal Government Halts Premiere of ‘Living in Colors’, Threatens Legal Action

Moky Makura

Africa No Filter Opens Applications for 2026 Voices for Climate Justice Initiative

Vicky Williams

Emerald Publishing Calls for Entries for Indigenous Voices Case Writing Competition

Justin Hendrix

Tech Policy Press Opens Applications for 2027 Fellowship Cohort

Teki Akuetteh

Data Protection Africa Summit 2026, PICCASO Awards Africa Scheduled for November in Lagos