Digital Rights and Internet Freedoms

MRA’s Director Calls on Freedom Online Coalition to Ensure Internet Access for Everyone

Global Coalition Urges Taliban to Immediately Restore Internet Access in Afghanistan

FOC Launches Rights-Respecting Digital Public Infrastructure Principles

Working Group on Data Governance Launches Data Governance Toolkit

Felicia Anthonio, #KeepItOn Global Campaign Manager at Access Now

MRA, #KeepItOn Coalition Urge Togolese Authorities to Uphold Human Rights Online, Offline During Protests

ACCENT OBERT, XNET Call for Participation in the 2025 4D European Conference on Democratic Digitalisation, Digital Rights

Glitter Meetup Invites Stakeholders to Townhall Spotlighting Power of Storytelling in Humanising Tech, Digital Rights

Digihub Africa Announces 2025 Hybrid Conference on Online Safety with Focus on Teenagers

Freedom Online Coalition Calls for Uninterrupted Internet Access, Human Rights Protection During Armed Conflicts

Paradigm Initiative Announces Date for DRIF24, Calls for Session Proposals

NGO Network Develops Online Game to Help People Bypass Internet Shutdown

Digital Rights Groups Urge Governments and Private Sector to Safeguard Privacy and Promote Strong Encryption Policies

UNESCO Issues Guidelines for Governance of Digital Platforms to Safeguard Free Expression, Access to Information

Ranking Digital Rights Launches Inaugural Telco Giants Scorecard

UN Secretary-General Appoints Gbenga Sesan, 9 Others to Serve on Inaugural IGF Leadership Panel

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

17thAnnual Internet Governance Forum to Hold as Hybrid Event

Mozilla Launches Dataset to Assess Transparency and Accountability on Network Outages

Kano Joins Six Other States in Switch Over to Digital Terrestrial Platform

IGF Calls for Nomination of Candidates for its Leadership Panel

Virtual School of Internet Governance Begins Global Accessible Course

Internet Society Nigeria Chapter Selects Co-Chairs for Working Groups

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

Dr Dennis Redeker

University of Bremen Leads Collaboration with MRA, 2 Other CSOs on Digital Pan-Africanism Project

Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026

Media Rights Agenda Invites Entries from Journalists for Goodluck Jonathan FOI Awards 2026

Mr Edetaen Ojo

MRA Executive Director Outlines Measures to Check Harms to Marginalised Communities in AI, DPI Deployments

Dr Alejandro Mayoral Baños

MRA, International Coalition Demand Accountability for Post-Election Human Rights Violations in Tanzania

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Stakeholders Call for Expedited Judicial Hearings in FOI Cases

Mr Aidan Eyakuze

UK Government, Carter Center’s Laura Neuman Designated Next OGP Co-Chairs

Maggie Gates

Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights Policy Opens Applications for Human-Centred Digital Future Fellowship

Ms Charity Uwakwe

Court Fixes Hearing for January 22 in Journalist’s Suit Against Abia State Government over Alleged Violation of Her Rights

Alexander De Croo

UNDP Develops Digital Rights Dashboard to Assess Countries’ Progress in Human Rights Protection Online

Hon. Commissioner Idrissa Sow

ACHPR Conducts Audit of Unimplemented Decisions, Issues Recommendations to Facilitate Monitoring

Scott Griffen

IPI Calls on States, World Leaders to Protect Human Rights, Press Freedom

Aparna Mukherjee

Society of Environmental Journalists Invites Applications for 2025 Stringer Foundation Grants

Ms Mojirayo Ogunlana-Nkang

MRA Sues Federal Government, Police over Safety of Female Journalists

Pelumi Onifade

Strike at LASUTH Stalls Proceedings in Coroner’s Inquest into Journalist Pelumi Onifade’s Death

Edetaen Ojo

Any Government Official Who Obstructs Media’s Work Violates the Constitution, Says MRA’s Executive Director

Ms Blessing Oladunjoye

Court Fixes February 24 for Judgment in Journalist’s FOI Suit Against Shippers’ Council

Mr Umar Pate

Society of Nigerian Broadcasters Cautions NBC Against Closure of Campus Radio Stations

Media and Information Literacy Centre

Federal Government Announces February 2026 as Take-off Date for UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Centre

Izunna Okafor

Anambra Police Harass, Detain Journalist at Anambra Assembly Gate

Dan Atori

Journalist Receives Threats Over Report on Niger Schools Attack

Mr Edetaen Ojo

‘FOI Act, the Most Potent Law for Fighting Corruption’ – MRA’s Edetaen Ojo

Team CommUNITY

Team CommUNITY Invites Applications for 2026 Global Gathering

Cillian Crosson

Tarbell Fellowship Opens 2026 Applications for Aspiring AI Journalists

Earl J Wilkinson

INMA Organises Agentic AI Master Class for Media Outlets