June 23, 2026

Adesewa Akintokun

MRA Calls for Strong Legal Protection of Whistleblowers in Nigeria

Call for Applications Opens for the 2026 AXS Film Fund

Zaiyad Ismaila

Zij Online TV CEO Alleges Assault, Threat by Politician over Broadcast

Opeyemi Owoeye

NSCDC Arrests Online Newspaper Editor Allegedly on Orders of House of Reps Member

FOC

FOC Network Says RightsCon Cancellation Raises Alarm Over Geopolitical Pressure on Global Digital Rights Spaces

Ms. Irene Khan

Global Experts Issue Joint Declaration to Protect Children’s Freedom of Expression, Access to Information Online

Elisa Lees Muñoz

IWMF Opens Applications for 2026 Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism

Eric Ferrero, Executive Director, Fund for Investigative Journalism

FIJ Invites Proposals for Reporting Grants for Unbiased, Non-partisan Investigative Stories

African Investigative Journalism Conference

AIJC Opens Entries for 2026 African Investigative Journalist of the Year Award

idan White, General Director, Fetisov Journalism Awards

Fetisov Journalism Awards Opens Call for Entries for 8th Edition

MediaTech Hub Potsdam

MediaTech Hub Potsdam Opens Applications for Next Cohort of its Accelerator Startup Programme

WAN-IFRA

WAN-IFRA to Host 78th World News Media Congress in Stockholm in June 2027

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