Media Rights Monitor

Police Brutalise, Arrest and Detain Journalists Covering #RevolutionNow Protests

UNCA Calls for Entries for Awards of Best Media Coverage of the United Nations and its Agencies

Politicians, Thugs Attack Journalists Covering Screening of Commissioner-Nominees

Call for Applications Opens for Carmignac Photojournalism Award

Local Intelligence Agency Arrest Editor for Facebook Post

UNESCO Welcomes Establishment of a Global Media Defense Fund

Coalition Condemns Ex-lawmaker’s Harassment of Journalists, Threatens Court Action

Alfred Friendly Press Partners Fellowship Opens for Early-career Journalists

MRA Condemns Harassment of Publisher, Calls on Police to Investigate Alleged Threat to his Life

Publisher Accuses Former Legislator of Threatening his Life

Newspaper Vendors Alleged Extortion of Members, Embark on Indefinite Strike

MRA Inducts NNPC Into its Enhanced ‘FOI Hall of Shame,’ Vows to Sue it for its Unrepentant Violation of FOI Act

UNESCO Director-General Condemns Killing of TV journalist, Calls for Investigation

MRA Launches Enhanced ‘FOI Hall of Shame’, Says Every Inducted Institution will be Sued

World Bank, IMF Invite Applications for Participation in Civil Society Policy Forum

Robbers Burgle Journalists Union Secretariat, Cart away Valuable

AFEX Demands Accountability for the 2004 Killing of Deyda Hydara, Calls for Prosecution of Ex-President Jammeh

MRA Condemns Police Shooting of Channels TV Journalist during Shiite Protests, Calls for Independent Inquiry

Television Reporter Shot Dead Covering Shiites Clash with Police

EU Rights Group Launches New E-learning Platform

ICIR Creates FOIA Help Desk to Assist Journalists Seeking Information from Government

Liberia to Propose Resolution on Access to Information Day at UN General Assembly

Journalist Sues NDDC for Denial of Access to Information

Journalist Sues Local Government Council over Denial of FOI Request

CSOs Call for Stronger Regulations on the Use of Surveillance Technologies

Media Stakeholders to Adopt Co-Regulation through Independent Ombudsman Framework

Justice Minister Tells Court that Journalists Killed or Injured in Course of their Work Were Negligent

Nigeria Records Dismal Performance in New State of Media Freedom in Africa Report

Third International Documentary Film Festival Holds March 2023, Invites Applications for Participation

2023 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards Now Open for Entries

AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism Open to Professional Journalists

Worshippers, Security Guard Brutalise Reporter in Celestial Church Premises

Journalists Beaten, Dragged Out of Stadium

MRA Calls on Federal Government to Allocate Resources to Public Institutions in 2023 Budget for FOI Implementation

African Commission Calls on State Parties to Take Appropriate Steps to Address Attacks on Journalists

Media Urged to Support Efforts of Human Rights Defenders to Advance Social Change in Africa

ACHPR Special Rapporteur Calls on African States to Ensure Access to Internet and Social Media, Protect Journalists

Microsoft Advocates Implementation of Norms and Rules for Responsible State Conduct in Cyberspace

Justice Minister Tells Court that Journalists Killed or Injured in Course of their Work Were Negligent

Nigeria Records Dismal Performance in New State of Media Freedom in Africa Report

MRA Calls on Government to Investigate all Attacks against Journalists, Prosecute and Punish Perpetrators

Justice Minister Says President’s Non-Approval Delaying Adoption of Anti-Torture Regulations

With FoI Act, NGO is Helping to Spotlight Developmental Issues in Lagos Community

Canada Committed to Building a Future where Digital Progress Benefits Everyone

Stallion Times Trains Journalists, CSOs on Tracking Constituency Projects

MRA Wins Award for Advancing Use of Freedom of Information Act for Public Interest Reporting

Thugs Attack Zamfara State NUJ Council Chairman