October 13, 2019

Editor Threatened for Reporting Journalist’s Ordeal

Armed Police, Army Personnel Lay Siege at Sahara Reporters, CDHR Offices

Female Journalist Assaulted, Arrested, Detained for Taking Pictures

WSCIJ Invites Entries for the Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Award

GIJN Launches New Guide to Citizen Investigations

CIPESA Launches Report on State of Internet Freedom in Africa

Detained Publisher Brought to Court in Handcuffs, Denied Bail

Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists Class 2020-21 Open for International Applicants

Chido Onumah Arrested, Released by DSS

Chioma Nwaodike, MRA’s Legal Officer, Selected for Atlas Corps Fellowship

MRA Accuses Code of Conduct Bureau of Self-Contradiction, Blames it for Ineffectiveness of Asset Declaration Regime

German Government to Host 14th Internet Governance Forum in November 2019

Female Journalists Assaulted, Arrested and Detained for Taking Pictures

MRA Inducts Code of Conduct Bureau into ‘Enhanced FOI Hall of Shame’ for Persistently Violating FOI Act

Coroner Orders Hospital to Disclose Records on Late Journalist Pelumi Onifade to MRA’s Lawyers

MRA Calls on Niger Governor Bago to Immediately Reopen Badeggi Radio

Female Journalists Call on Federal, State Governments to Punish Perpetrators of Attacks Against Journalists

MRA’s Executive Director Calls for Regional Instrument, National Laws against SLAPPs in West Africa

UN Experts Urge UNCAC State Parties to Safeguard Civic Space

Court Says National Assembly’s Refusal to Disclose Information Requested Encourages Corruption, Financial Recklessness

Governor’s Security Aide Allegedly Harasses Journalists at Lagos Empowerment Event

Court Adjourns MRA’s Suit Against AGF Over Non-Implementation of Anti-Torture Act to October 2

Journalist Sues Ikorodu General Hospital for Withholding Information on Pelumi Onifade’s Death

Applications Open for Stigler Center’s Journalists in Residence Programme

Thomson Reuters Foundation Open Applications for Trust Conference 2025

Applications Open for Global Technology Industry Association Grants

Registration Opens for Fifth Edition of Global Disinformation Summit

Police Charge Hotelier in Kaduna with ‘Criminal Intimidation’ for Allegedly Threatening Journalist

Pulitzer Center Invites Applications for AI Accountability CoLab’s Microgrants

UNESCO Launches Course to Tackle Climate Disinformation through Media, Information Literacy

National Press Foundation, Hinrich Foundation Open Applications for Award for Distinguished Reporting on Trade

Stakeholders Urge Public Institutions to Make Provisions for FOI Act Implementation in Annual Budgets

Pan-African Media Councils Summit Endorses UNESCO’s Guidelines for Governance of Digital Platforms

UNESCO, International Research Centre on Artificial Intelligence Launch Special Journal Issue on AI, Justice, Invites Submissions

UNESCO Launches French, Spanish Editions of Indigenous Peoples, Media Brief

McGraw Center Accepting Applications for Business Journalism Fellowship

AIPS Sport Media Awards Receiving Submissions for 2025 Edition

UNESCO Launches Global Action Plan to Empower Digital Platform Users

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