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TED Fellows Programme Accepting Applications for TED2023 Fellowship

Reuters and Durham University Invite Applications for Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship

Applications Invited for Training on Reporting on Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change

AfriSAFE Announces Opening of Nominations for 2022 Awards

Free Expression Experts Issue Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice, Ask Governments to Ensure Safety and Participation of Women in Online Platformsustice

Association for International Broadcasting Accepting Entries for AIBs 2022 Awards

Gunmen Abduct Journalist from Home, Demand N10 Million Ransom

Whistleblowers Coalition Condemns Abduction of Photojournalist, Calls on Government to Secure his Release

Newspaper Reporter Escapes Abduction

CIPESA Calls for Proposals, Registration for FIFAfrica22

WikkiTimes Trains Journalists on Grassroots Accountability Reporting

Solacebase Builds Journalists’ Capacity on Investigative, Data-Driven Journalism, Health Reporting

Safer-Media Initiative’s Survey Shows Residents Unsatisfied with Media Coverage of Local Issues in Abuja

Eighth International Conference on Communications and Media Studies Now Accepting Proposals

Presidents of 3 UN Bodies Issue First Joint Statement on Safety of Journalism

New York City to Host 2022 IPI World Congress

Publisher Arrested, Detained Incommunicado for Four Days

Centre for Development Reporting Trains Journalists on Private Sector Investigation, Inducts Five into Newsroom Freelance Reporting

3rd Session of UN Working Group on Security and Use of ICTs Holds in New York in July

Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals Begins Training for Media Entrepreneurs

Judge Orders Detention of Journalists, Deletion of Press Photographs

EFCC Arrests, Charges Governor’s Aide to Court Over Facebook Post

Policeman Arrests Newspaper Editor for Filming Protest

BON Announces Maiden Edition of ‘The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards’, Unveils Logo

Austria to Host High-Level Conference on Safety of Journalists

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Reform COVID-19 Laws and Regulations that Restrict Human Rights

Publisher Released After 138 Days in Detention

UN Special Rapporteur Presents Report on Disinformation and Freedom of Opinion and Expression During Armed Conflict

African Civil Society Organizations Urge Governments to Adopt Human Rights-Respecting Approach to Cybersecurity

MRA Condemns Shutdown of Broadcast Stations in Zamfara State, Says It Should Never be Repeated

MRA Condemns Arrest and Detention of 2 Journalists by Police in Ilorin

Court Grants MRA Permission to Challenge NBC’s Refusal to Disclose Payment of License Fees by Broadcasting Stations

International Sport Press Association Accepting Entries for 2022 Sports Media Awards

Tarbell Fellowship Opens for Early-Career Journalists

Entries Open for Development Reporting Awards

Special Rapporteurs Adopt Joint Declaration on Protecting Right to Peaceful Assembly in Times of Emergencies

Court Sets September 28 for Hearing in MRA’s Suit to Compel AGF to Make Regulations for Implementation of Anti-Torture Act

Uzbekistan Hosts 2022 Edition of the International Day for Universal Access to Information

Angry Mob Attack Journalist Covering Flooding in Jigawa State

Congress of African Journalists Gets Legal Status, Establishes Secretariat in Nairobi

Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative Trains South-east Journalists on Investigative Reporting

Falling Walls Foundation Offering Science Summit Fellowships to Journalists

Media Stakeholders Call for Establishment of National Response Mechanism on Safety of Journalists

BON Invites Entries for Broadcasting Awards, Unveils Judges

Human Rights Commission Expresses Concern over Journalists’ Safety, Pledges to Uphold their Rights

NBC Bans Broadcast Stations from Airing Song for Allegedly Containing Immoral Lyrics

Sharia Court Orders Arrest of Celebrities for Alleged ‘Immoral Conduct’ on Social Media

Journalists Covering Planned Demolition of Party Office Arrested

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) was established in 1993 as an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit, non-governmental organization for the purpose of promoting and protecting the right to freedom of expression, media freedom, access to information as well as digital rights and freedoms.

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