PEC Expresses Alarm Over Sharp Rise in Journalists Killing
Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Geneva-based global media safety and rights body, has expressed alarm over the sharp rise in the number of journalists killed around the world in the first three months of...
Journalists Barred from Covering Terrorism Trials on Orders of High Court Judge
Journalists who went to cover the resumed trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), were on April 8, 2022, barred from entering the premises of the Federal...
MRA Calls on Government to Investigate Attempted Abduction of Journalist and Ensure His Safety
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) on April 4, 2022, called on the Federal Government and its relevant law enforcement and security agencies to investigate the attempted abduction of the Abuja Correspondent of The Guardian newspaper,...
MRA, Others Call on Nigerian Authorities to Investigate Violent Attack on Lanre Suraj
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and four other human rights and anti-corruption non-governmental organisations have called on the Nigerian authorities to promptly and transparently investigate the serious physical assault on Mr Olanrewaju Suraju, a prominent...
Coalition Condemns Attack on Lanre Suraju, Calls for Thorough Investigation
The Coalition for Whistleblowers Protection and Press Freedom (CWPPF) has condemned the attack and threat to the life of Mr. Lanre Suraju, a leading anti-corruption crusader and chairman of the Lagos-based non-governmental organization, Human...
Gunmen Abduct, Release Journalists Covering Enugu Local Government Elections
On February 23, 2022, unknown gunmen attacked the news crew of the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) covering the 2022 local government elections in Enugu State and abducted Mr. Fred Nnaji and Mr. Monday...
MRA Condemns Police Harassment of Journalists, Calls on President Tinubu to...
LAGOS, Friday, May 17, 2024: Media Rights Agenda (MRA), today condemned recent acts of harassment and intimidation of journalists and media organizations by the...
