April 28, 2020

The Sun Newspaper Petitions IGP over Harassment, Arrest of its State Correspondent

UN Special Rapporteur Announces Publication of Report on COVID-19 and Freedom of Expression

GNI Publishes Assessment Report of Member Companies, Proposes Measures to Strengthen Free Expression, Privacy in ICT Sector

Adamawa State Government Bars Journalists from Government House over COVID-19

UN Expert Warns States Against Halting Freedoms of Assembly, Association in COVID-19 Response

Whistleblowers Protection Coalition Condemns Governor’s Intimidation of Journalists

Global #KeepItOn Coalition Calls on Indian Government to Lift Internet Restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir During COVID-19 Pandemic

Nigerian Bar Association, Ebonyi State Indigenes Denounce Governor’s Ban on Journalists

ICIC Stresses Importance of Access to Information During a Global Pandemic

Local Government Chairman Plots Arrest and Detention of Newspaper Correspondent, as Editors Guild Warns Governor Against Harassing Journalists

Ebonyi State Governor Bans Two Reporters from Covering Government Functions, Threatens Others

ACHPR Calls on African Countries to Refrain from Disrupting Internet Access During COVID-19 Pandemic

ACHPR Publishes Revised Edition of Declaration on Principles of Freedom of Expression in Africa

Newspaper Correspondent Arrested on Governor’s Orders

Radio Reporter Abducted by Unknown Gunmen

Dele Giwa

MRA Demands Justice and Implementation of Court Order 40 Years after Dele Giwa’s Assassination

2026 IDUAI

Stakeholders Call for Stronger Enforcement to Strengthen FOI Implementation

Ayomide Eweje

MRA Programme Officer Calls for Gender-Responsive FOI Implementation

Edetaen Ojo

MRA Joins IFEX Members, Experts in Call for Global Moratorium on ‘Frontier AI’

Pelumi Onifade

Postmortem Report Confirms Journalist Pelumi Onifade Died from Gunshot to Abdomen

Cp Naziru Abdulmajid

Police Arrest, Arraign Five for Wearing ‘Tinubu Must Go’ T-shirt in Borno State

Sulemana Braimah

MFWA Calls on West African Governments to Provide True Access to Information for Citizens

Cordel Green

UNESCO Marks 25 Years of IFAP with Global Conference on AI and Information Accessibility

Usman Haruna

Journalist Raises Alarm Over Alleged Threat to Life, Family

Eze Anaba

NGE Raises Concerns over Growing Harassment, Prosecution of Journalists

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Opens Rolling Grant Application for Journalists

Mrs Zainab Salihu Yabagi

Policemen Invade Radio Station, Arrest Staffers, Declare Journalist Wanted

Lynette Clemetson

Center for Journalists Opens Applications for Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship

Graciela Mochkofsky,

CUNY Journalism School Calls for Applications for AI Journalism Labs

Motunrayo Alaka

Call for Entries Open for 21st Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting

Siri Carpenter

The Open Notebook Opens Applications for 2027 Early-Career Fellowship Program

Katya Gorchinskaya

J·Index Maps Over 3,700 AI Adoption Cases Across Global News Media

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Opens Applications for Machine Learning Reporting Grants

2026 Global Media and Information Literacy Week

UNESCO to Mark Global Media and Information Literacy Week with ‘We All Play a Part’ Campaign

Sally Wentworth

Internet Society Launches ‘Online Trust and Safety Hub’ to Help Users Navigate Digital Risks

Rasha Kelej

Merck Foundation Opens 2026 Media Awards for Diabetes and Hypertension Reporting

Wairagala Wakabi

Nigeria’s Expanding Digital Infrastructure Raises New Rights, Privacy and Inclusion Concerns, Says New Report

Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

NITDA Warns Nigerians Against Sharing Sensitive Personal Information on AI Platforms

Graciela Mochkofsky

CUNY Invites Applications for 2027 AI Journalism Labs