Media Rights Monitor

Press Freedom Organisations Call for Intervention on Social Media Blackout in Chad

Ghana Assumes Role of Chair of Freedom Online Coalition

Global Investigative Journalism Network Calls for Research Paper Abstracts for GIJC19

African Writers’ Conference Calls for Papers

The Africa-China Reporting Project Grants for Audiovisual, Investigative Opens

IGF Secretariat Accepting Session Proposals for 2019 Forum

Ocean Science Fellowship for Journalists Accepting Entries

Leica Oskar Barnack Photo Contest Accepting Submissions

Travel Grants Available to Cover Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

AAAS Kavli Now Accepting Entries for Science Journalism Awards

CIWEM Invites Entries for Environmental Photographer of the Year

UN Organizes High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Ethiopia Hosts Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica)

Free Press Unlimited Seeks Nominations for its 2019 Free Press Awards

Rory Peck Accepting Entries for Freelance Photojournalists Awards

Israel to Host Third Freedom of the Press Conference

International Conference on History of Transparency in Politics and Society Holds in Germany

AccessNow Hosts RightsCon 2019 in Tunis

Open Technology Fund Accepting Entries for Digital Integrity Fellowship Programmes

UK Foreign Secretary Creates 60 New Scholarships for African Journalists

AFEX Condemns Attacks on Journalists, Calls on African Governments to Uphold Freedom of Expression

Journalists Barred from Covering Elected Governors’ Induction

Afrobarometer Survey Shows Media Freedom in Decline to Minority View

AU Special Rapporteur Seeks Public Consultation on the Draft Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa

Judge Orders Detention of Journalists, Deletion of Press Photographs

EFCC Arrests, Charges Governor’s Aide to Court Over Facebook Post

Policeman Arrests Newspaper Editor for Filming Protest

BON Announces Maiden Edition of ‘The Nigeria Broadcasting Awards’, Unveils Logo

Court Rules NBC Lacks Power to Prohibit Exclusivity on Privately Acquired Intellectual Property Rights in Programme Contents

MRA Rejects Government’s Attempt to Regulate Social Media ‘Through the Back Door’

MRA Accuses Federal Government of Encouraging Attacks Against Journalists by Failing to Act

Football Fans Attack Journalists at Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan

Police Shoot, Injure Journalist Covering Students’ Protest in Osogbo

Armed Men Invade Radio Station in Anambra State, Injure Staff

Reporter Assaulted by Policemen in Oyo State while Covering Political Party Primaries

Radio Station Manager in Oyo State Arrested Over Continued Broadcast of Murder Trial, Accused of Cyberbullying

Ignorance of FOI Law Impedes Enjoyment of Right to Information, Says Liberia’s President George Weah

Policemen Attack BBC Journalist Covering IPOB Sit-at-Home Order

Nigeria to Host UNESCO’s 2022 Global Media and Information Literacy Week

Journalists Covering Primaries by Splinter Party Group Arrested, Detained

Armed Thugs Attack, Injure Journalists Covering Political Campaign

African Commission Reminds AU Member States of their Obligation to Protect Journalists

Information Minister Touts Nigeria’s Observance of Right to of Freedom of Expression, Safety of Journalists

DC-Sustainability Calls for Papers on Media Sustainability and Internet Governance

FG Asks Facebook, Other Social Media Platforms to Stop IPOB From Using its Platform to Incite Violence

Nigerian Film Industry the Most Important Platform for Showcasing Nigerian Arts and Culture to the World’ – Lai Mohammed

Information Minister Commends Media Outlets with Fact-Checking Platforms

FG Set to Boost Earning in Advertising Revenues