Media Rights Monitor

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

WPFD 2019 Participants Proffer Solutions to Challenges Facing Journalism and Elections in Times of Disinformation

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Actively Promote, Defend Freedom of Expression

AFEX Releases Report on Annual Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa

UNESCO Releases Summary of Research Addressing “Media and Elections in Digital Times”

Nigeria Had 114 Million Internet Subscribers in February 2019, Says NCC

Freedom of Expression Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Mozambican Journalist

Call for Applications for Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship

Court Sentences Activist to 12 Years Imprisonment for Criminal Defamation

Paradigm Initiative Invites Journalists to Apply for Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellowship

MRA Executive Director Calls on CSOs to Ensure OGP Flourishes in Nigeria, Achieves its Objectives

Radio Station Sues Broadcast Regulator for Prolonged Closure

Gunmen Abduct Journalist from Home, Demand N10 Million Ransom

Whistleblowers Coalition Condemns Abduction of Photojournalist, Calls on Government to Secure his Release

Newspaper Reporter Escapes Abduction

CIPESA Calls for Proposals, Registration for FIFAfrica22

WikkiTimes Trains Journalists on Grassroots Accountability Reporting

Solacebase Builds Journalists’ Capacity on Investigative, Data-Driven Journalism, Health Reporting

Safer-Media Initiative’s Survey Shows Residents Unsatisfied with Media Coverage of Local Issues in Abuja

Eighth International Conference on Communications and Media Studies Now Accepting Proposals

Presidents of 3 UN Bodies Issue First Joint Statement on Safety of Journalism

New York City to Host 2022 IPI World Congress

Publisher Arrested, Detained Incommunicado for Four Days

Centre for Development Reporting Trains Journalists on Private Sector Investigation, Inducts Five into Newsroom Freelance Reporting

3rd Session of UN Working Group on Security and Use of ICTs Holds in New York in July

Africa Foundation for Young Media Professionals Begins Training for Media Entrepreneurs

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