2017

ACHPR Chairperson Asks African States to End Network Disruptions

MRA, KICTANet, MFWA Launch Policy Brief on Network Disruptions

Free Press Unlimited Announces Press Entries for Awards 

East African Appellate Court Orders Reconstitution of Trial Court in a Right to Freedom of Expression Suit

Ikeja High Court Reserves Ruling on FOI Suit

EFCC Invades Newspaper House, Groups Condemn Action

18 NGOs File intervention to Join Google’s Appeal Against Decision on “Right to be Forgotten”

MFWA to Host 2-Day Media Conference, Awards Ceremony

AF* Organisations Call on African Governments to Renounce Internet Shutdown

Acting President Signs Executive Order to Promote of Transparency in the Business Environment

Workshop Adopts Principles on Network Disruptions, Launches ‘Policy Brief’ on Internet Shutdown

WPFD 2017 Conference Calls on Stakeholders to Create Enabling Environment for Free Press to Thrive

UNESCO Publishes Handbook for Covering Terrorism

Applications for Falling Walls Fellowships for Journalists Opens

Nasarawa State Government Demolishes Private Radio Station, Action Condemned

‘Exempted Information Determined by FOI Act, Not by Civil Servants or Other Laws’ – MRA’s Programme Manager

 Applications for Portenier Human Rights Bursary Competition Opens

The Right Livelihood Award Foundation Launches ‘Alternative Nobel’ Laureates Grant

IRP Accepting Applications for Fellowships in Peace-Building and Conflict Resolution in Africa

UNESCO Gathers Stakeholders to Assess the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity

Armed Thugs Attack, Assault Journalist

Publisher Escapes Assassination, NUJ Condemns Attack

Fourth Journalist-In-Residence Programme holds in Antwerp

Forest Stewardship Council Seeks Youth Correspondents