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ECOWAS Court Adjourns MRA’s Suit Against Federal Government Over Twitter Ban to July 9

Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Media Rights Agenda Commend Gambia’s National Assembly for Passing Access to Information Bill into Law

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Ensure Safety of Journalists, Respect Digital Rights

CWPPF Condemns Suspension of Twitter Operations in Nigeria, Implores Government to Retrace its Steps

MRA, Others Vow to Keep on Tweeting

MRA, IPC Condemn Federal Government’s Twitter Ban, Threaten to Lodge Complaints Before AU, UN Bodies

Federal Government Announces Suspension of Twitter Operations, Orders NBC to License Social Media Platforms in Nigeria

MRA Says Nigerians Now Know More Because of FOI Act, Calls for Better Implementation

MRA Joins 24 Global Free Expression Groups to Call for Release of Two Egyptian Journalists Detained Since June 2019 Without Trial

Docudays UA International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Invites Entries

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Seeking Proposals for Investigative Data-Driven Projects on Go Gender Equality

Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship Opportunities Open for Early-career Professional Journalists

Cinema Verde Environmental Film and Arts Festival Competition Opens for Entries

Applications Open for Lawyers on Digital Rights and Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery Workshop

Applications Invited for TRACE Investigative Reporting Fellowship

Applications Invited for the Environmental Photographer of the Year Competition

MRA Unveils New Website with Improved Security, Diversity Features

ACHPR Appeals to President Buhari Over Twitter Ban

Groups of Friends on Safety of Journalists Pay Tribute to African Newspaper Journalists

UN Calls for Multilateral Approach to Combat Corruption

COVID-19: IFEX Recounts Challenges of 2020

Radio Presenter Shot Dead by Masked Gunmen

MRA Condemns Killing of Radio Presenter, Calls on Government to Apprehend and Prosecute Perpetrators

Two Journalists Detained in Ilorin for Alleged Criminal Defamation, Cyberstalking Following Complaint by Governor’s Press Secretary

Zamfara Government Shuts Down Media Houses for Covering Opposition Party Rally

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

Freedom House Releases 2022 Net Report, Says Global Internet Freedom Declined for 12 Consecutive Years, Rates Nigeria Partly Free

Ilorin Magistrate Court Adjourns Criminal Charges Against Two Journalists to November 23

Human Rights Organizations Request Companies to Make Direct Messages Safe

Early-Career Fellowship Opens for Science Journalists

Adverting Regulatory Council Sues Meta over Adverts, Demands N30bn in Damages

Journalist Alleges Being Forced to Write Dictated Statement in Defamation Case

Political Thugs Attack Journalist in Oshogbo

ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information

ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information

Allard Photography Competition Seeks Applications

Media Stakeholders Canvass Self-regulation to Ensure Professionalism, Uphold Ethical Standards in Reporting Electoral Processes

2022 New Media Writing Competition Opens for Entries

FrontFoot Media Initiative Trains Journalists in Audit Reporting

Rivers State Government Revokes 868 Plots of Land Owned by DAAR Communications

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