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International Experts Urge Governments to Ensure Free Flow of Information During COVID-19 Pandemic

MRA Condemns Attacks on Journalists Covering COVID-19, Calls on Government to Respect Media Freedom

International Disability Film Festival Now Accepting Entries

Logan Non-fiction Programme Accepting Applications for its Fellowship

Call for Entries for 2020 Kurt Schork Awards in International Journalism

Over 80 Journalists Barred from Covering Aso Rock Over Coronavirus

Tsinghua Global Business Journalism Programme Opens

Court Fixes Judgment for May 20 in Journalist’s Bid to Prosecute Sports Ministry, Minister for Wrongful Denial of Access to Information

Kano State Set up Technical Committee to Sanitise Broadcast Media Operations

Nigerians Overwhelmingly Reject Senate Anti-Social Media Bill

Reporter Goes into Hiding for Fear of Arrest over Sources of Published Report

National Commission for Adult Education Inducted into FOI Hall of Shame, to Face Litigation

UNESCO to Develop Global Norms on Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

NBC Announces Issuance of 65 New Broadcast Licences

Entries Open for Recently Launched LeadTech Incubation Programme

UNESCO Launches 2020 Global Survey to Ascertain Progress on Access to Information

Applications Open for Ibadan 2020 Writing Workshop Scheduled for July

Court Sets Hearing of MRA’s N15m FOI Suit Against NNPC, Others for March 24

Spain to host 2020 World News Media Congress

Suspected Security Men Trail Premium Times Editor

Proposals for Sessions and Pre-registration Open for World Press Freedom Conference

Orange Knowledge Programme Offers Scholarship Opportunities

Centre for Financial Journalism Holds Annual Lecture

Two Opposition Politicians Arrested for Insulting Gombe State Governor

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

Court Grants MRA Permission to Challenge NBC’s Refusal to Disclose Payment of License Fees by Broadcasting Stations

International Sport Press Association Accepting Entries for 2022 Sports Media Awards

Tarbell Fellowship Opens for Early-Career Journalists

Entries Open for Development Reporting Awards

Special Rapporteurs Adopt Joint Declaration on Protecting Right to Peaceful Assembly in Times of Emergencies

Court Sets September 28 for Hearing in MRA’s Suit to Compel AGF to Make Regulations for Implementation of Anti-Torture Act

Uzbekistan Hosts 2022 Edition of the International Day for Universal Access to Information

Angry Mob Attack Journalist Covering Flooding in Jigawa State

Congress of African Journalists Gets Legal Status, Establishes Secretariat in Nairobi

Ikenga Media and Cultural Awareness Initiative Trains South-east Journalists on Investigative Reporting

Falling Walls Foundation Offering Science Summit Fellowships to Journalists

Media Stakeholders Call for Establishment of National Response Mechanism on Safety of Journalists

BON Invites Entries for Broadcasting Awards, Unveils Judges

Human Rights Commission Expresses Concern over Journalists’ Safety, Pledges to Uphold their Rights

NBC Bans Broadcast Stations from Airing Song for Allegedly Containing Immoral Lyrics

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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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