Media Rights Monitor

PALU and CAJ Set to Unveil African Media Lawyers’ Network

MRA Holds Workshops for Journalists on Using FOI Act for Investigative Reporting

Court Strikes out Case against Journalist Accused of Insulting Ex-Minister

Bayelsa Police Command Drops Defamation Charge Against Journalist

FOC Launches Principles to Ensure Donor Accountability, Respect for Human Rights in the Digital Age

New Report Lays Out Steps for News Organizations Developing AI Strategies

Center Publishes Media Bargaining Codes Global Tracker and Resource Bank

Deutsche Welle, OONI Launch New App for Tracking Media Censorship

African Commission Calls on State Parties to Establish and Mandate Effective Oversight Mechanisms for Access to Information Implementation

Unwanted Witness to Host 5th Privacy Symposium Africa in Mauritius

GFMD Releases Report on Media Sustainability, Outlines Strategies for Effective Collaboration

Coalition Decries Transnational Repression of Journalists and Media Workers

Google Launches Digital Futures Project to Support Responsible AI, Announces First Set of Recipients

IJNet Produces Multimedia Elections Reporting Toolkit

ICFJ Announces Opportunity for Journalists to Investigate Election Disinformation

IPI Calls on African Governments to Meet their Obligations of Ensuring Access to Information

Columbia University Calls for Nominations for its 2024 Global Freedom of Expression Prizes

CIPESA Launches 2023 State of Internet Freedom in Africa with a Mixed Bag of Findings for Nigeria

Coalition Endorses Statement Condemning Transnational Repression of Journalists and Media Workers

UNESCO Marks 10th Anniversary of Initiative to Empower Judges on Free Expression

Internet Freedom in Africa Improved in 2023 … Nigeria, Malawi Record Largest Gains, Says Freedom House

Information Commissioners Emphasize Importance of Access to Information, Transparency in Overcoming Crisis Situations

UNESCO to Commemorate 2023 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Washington DC

FOC Urges States to Publicly Commit to Refrain from Internet Shutdowns During Elections

UNESCO Partners Global Media Regulators to Create Network to Tackle Digital Platform Challenges

Global Leaders Emphasize Press Freedom in Tackling Environmental Crisis

Portulans Institute Launches Call for Applications for 2024-2025 Fellowship Programme

Court Adjourns Hearing in MRA’s Lawsuit on Enforcement of Principles on Safety of Journalists to July 2

Journalist Attacked by Bank’s Security Guards while Covering Strike in Umuahia

Applications Invited for Global Fellowship Programme on AI and Market Power

Bertha Foundation Accepting Applications for its Sixth Bertha Challenge Fellowships for Activists and Investigative Journalists

Applications Open for Hinzpeter Awards for Bravery in Video Journalism

African Commission Identifies Challenges Impeding Enjoyment of Freedom of Expression in Africa

AFYMP Commences Media Entrepreneurship Fellowship with Training

Fondation Carmignac Invites Applications for 15th Edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award

Wits University to Hold 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference in Johannesburg

PEC Marks 20th Anniversary, Present Grim Statistics on Journalist Deaths

Lagos State Building Control Agency Officials Brutalise The Guardian Reporter

Editors’ Guild Condemns Police Misuse of Cybercrime Act to Harass Journalists

Court Grants Bail to Woman Charged Under Cybercrime Act for Online Review of Tomato Paste

Global Media Index Reveals Gaps in Africa Coverage by Leading News Outlets

Daily Trust Identifies FOI Act Among 10 Laws that have Shaped Nigeria’s Democracy

MRA Condemns Police Harassment of Journalists, Calls on President Tinubu to Safeguard Media Freedom

MRA Says Abduction of Global Upfront Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Unacceptable, Describes Police as ‘Gun for Hire’

Ninth International Conference on Communications and Media Studies Now Accepting Research Proposals

African Media Convention Decries Weaponization of Laws to Stifle Freedom of Expression

Police Abduct Editor from Home in Abuja for Undisclosed Reasons

African Women in Media Calls for Submissions of Abstract for its Eighth Annual Conference

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