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Gambia Becomes 25th African Country to Adopt Access to Information Law

IGF Calls for Input into Policy Network on Meaningful Access

Sixth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies Holds Online

PEC Announces Growing List of Dead Journalists from COVID-19 Pandemic

IGF 2021 Accepts Entries for My Internet of the Future Award

CIMA Releases New Report on Use of Spyware to Silence Journalists

Global Climate Change Alliance Plus Seeks Entries on Climate Storytelling Award

UNCA Invites Entries for Best Journalistic Coverage of UN, Agencies

Journalists Attacked by Hoodlums at Town Hall Meeting

PEN America Offers Online Course on Global Free Expression Advocacy Institute

ICT Conference Calls for Submission of Papers for 2022 Edition

Media Defence Publishes Report on Mapping Digital Rights and Online Freedom of Expression Litigation in Sub-Saharan Africa

Think Different Global Accepting Entries for Great Thinkers International Fellowship 2021

Wilson Center Accepting Applications for Public Policy Fellowship

UN Women Accepting Entries for Gender Journalism Awards Competition

NBC Queries Channels TV over Alleged Code Infraction, Stakeholders Express Concern

HEDA Publishes Training Manual on Illicit Financial Flow and Asset Recovery

OGP Publishes Report on Progress of Africa Members Adoption of Data Protection Laws

Those Who Attack Journalists will Feel the Full Weight of the Law says MRA’s Head of Legal

NITDA Fines Online Lending Firm N10 Million for Breach of Customers’ Privacy

Bauchi Police Compensate Assaulted Journalist, NUJ Suspends Ban on Coverage of Police Activities

Adamawa Businessman Convicted, Jailed for Insulting Governor Fintiri

Free Press Unlimited Accepting Nominations for Free Press Awards 2021

UN Human Rights Experts Call for Moratorium on Sale of ‘Life Threatening’ Surveillance Technology

Polytechnic Rector Demands N100m Compensation from Reporter for Defamation

Police Attack Journalists Covering Kano Election Petition Tribunal

Journalist Arrested Over Possession of Laptop

Centre to host Media and Development Conference 2023

ACES Calls for Applications for Bill Walsh Scholarship

Entries Invited for Mobile Photography Award

IRE Accepting Submissions for the Philip Meyer Journalism Award

Entries Announced for AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism

Internews Launches $10M Risk and Response Fund

Africa Centre for Development Journalism Invites Entries for Inequalities Reporting Fellowship

NCC Announces Change in Fixed Lines Numbering Format

Road Safety Officials Beat up Journalist for Capturing their Activities on Video

Coalition Condemns Murder of Journalist in Kwara State

One World Media Africa Journalism Fellowship Accepting Entries

Journalist Declared Missing, Later Found Dead

Police Detain Kwara-Based Journalists on Orders of State Government Officials

Radio Correspondent Abducted, Found Dead

Three Free Expression Organizations Calls on Government to Facilitate Internet Access for All Citizens

Safeguarding the Fourth Estate

Safeguarding the Fourth Estate: Leveraging Regional and International instrument on the Safety of Journalists

UNESCO Issues Publication for Law Enforcement Agents to Strengthen Investigations into Crimes Against Journalists

CIMA Issues New Report on How Media Industry is Addressing Loss of Public Trust

African Commission Holds 77th Ordinary Session in Tanzania from October 20 to November 9

Freedom House to Launch Freedom on the Net 2023 on October 4

Facebook Releases 2022 Human Rights Report, Says it Helped Create Secure Online Spaces, Support Election Integrity in Nigeria

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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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