Media Rights Monitor

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

PLURAL+ Accepting Entries for Youth Video Festival

Publish Asia 2019 to Hold in Singapore, Calls for Participation

EITI’s Eighth Global Conference Holds in France

Innovation Support Network Establishes Hubs to Support Entrepreneurial Activities in Nigeria

Innovation Support Network Establishes Hubs to Support Entrepreneurial Activities in Nigeria

Report Indicates ‘Widespread Use of Indecency Regulations against Musicians And Radio Stations’ in Nigeria

BPSR, RTK Launch Policy Brief on FOI Act Implementation

AFEX Urges Security Agencies in Africa to Respect Rights of Journalists, Activists

GIJN Holds Global Investigative Journalism Conference, Calls for Application for Fellowship

Media in Conflicts Seminar Seeks Applications for Annual Training

Civil Society Coalition Raises Alarm over Increasing Attacks on Journalists

Nigeria Police Anti-Robbery Squad Arrests, Questions Publisher

DSS Operatives Rearrest, Release Jones Abiri

Hoodlums Chase Journalists out of Polling Centres

Media Impact Fund Releases Report on Global Media Philanthropy

UNESCO Develops Reporting Instrument for SDG Indicator on Access to Information

Stallion Times Media Service Holds Workshop for Journalists on Disability Reporting

Albarka FM Holds Workshop on Good Governance for Media Houses in Kwara State

TED Fellows Programme Accepting Applications for TED2023 Fellowship

Reuters and Durham University Invite Applications for Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship

Applications Invited for Training on Reporting on Locally Led Adaptation to Climate Change

AfriSAFE Announces Opening of Nominations for 2022 Awards

Free Expression Experts Issue Joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Gender Justice, Ask Governments to Ensure Safety and Participation of Women in Online Platformsustice

Association for International Broadcasting Accepting Entries for AIBs 2022 Awards

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