Media Rights Monitor

AFEX Condemns Killing of Congolese Journalist, Calls for Prosecution of Perpetrators

Radio Nigeria Staff, One Other Assassinated by Gunmen in Benue

CWPPF Condemns Alarming Trend of Media Censorship in Nigeria as it Commemorates International Day to End Impunity

UNESCO Calls for Nominations for 2020 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

Minister of Information Announces Government’s Plans to ‘Sanitise’ Social Media

Gunmen Abduct Journalist, Demand Ransom for His Release

ACHPR and OHCHR Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Ongoing Collaboration

Alliance for Affordable Internet Releases 2019 Internet Affordability Report

ACHPR Special Rapporteur Advocates Establishment of Programmes to Support Universal Internet Access

Impunity Persists as Majority of Journalist Murders Occurred in Democracies

UNESCO Supports African Annual Judicial Dialogue

Applications Invited for 8th Annual New York Portfolio Review

Nigerian Government Constitutes Committee to Tackle Fake News

CPJ Ranks Nigeria 12th World Worst Country for Impunity for Murder of Journalists

Clerk of Senate Committee Chases Journalists out of Budget Defence Session

Winners Emerge in the Fourth Miss.Africa Digital Seed Fund Award

MRA’s Executive Director Canvasses Adoption of Countervailing Measures to Address Shrinking Civic Space in West Africa

Photojournalist Assaulted by VP’s Security Aides

Editor Arrested and Detained over Alleged Defamatory Publication

Entries Invited for ‘Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads’ International Photo Contest

NEWSOCRACY Conference to Discuss Ways to Protect Public Service Media

IAFOR Documentary Photography Award Opens Entries for Young Photographers

Investigative Journalist Goes into Hiding following Threat of Arrest

MFWA Board Expresses Concern over Shrinking Civic Space in West Africa

ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information

ACHPR Calls on African States to Respect the Right of Access to Information

Allard Photography Competition Seeks Applications

Media Stakeholders Canvass Self-regulation to Ensure Professionalism, Uphold Ethical Standards in Reporting Electoral Processes

2022 New Media Writing Competition Opens for Entries

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