Media Rights Monitor

Data4CHANGE Invites Applications from CSOs, NGOs for its 2019 Event

Freemuse Launches Report on Violations of Women’s Artistic Expression

CITAD Implores Women to Acquire ICT Education to Protect them Against Male Domination

ECOWAS Community Court Restrains NBC from Censoring Political Broadcasts

UNESCO, AU Tasked on Coordination Mechanism for Safety of Journalists In Africa

USIP Report Credits MRA, Others With Expanding Civic Space in Nigeria

Governor Sacks TV, Radio Stations Managers Over Failure to Attend BON Meeting

Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Opens, Calling for Entries.

Applications for Global Business Journalism Programme Opens

Ochberg 2019 Fellowship Opens, Calls for Entries

Magnum Foundation Offers Photography Fellowships

UNESCO Announces Theme for 2019 World Radio Day Celebration

NYU Reporting Award Opens, Accepting Applications

IFJ’s Global Survey Emphasises Impact of Online Abuses on Female Journalists

GFMD Calls for More Inclusion of News Media, Journalists in Internet Governance

Open Society Fellowship Opens, Accepting Applications

NetBlocks Launches Tool to Measure Cost of Internet Shutdowns

Human Rights Groups Ask Google to Respect Human Rights in its Operations in China

NFOIC Calls for Entries for Freedom of Information Paper Competition

Activists Arrested and Detained for Facebook Post

Appeal Court Nullifies Excessive Defamation Cost Against Online Medium

Special Rapporteur Calls on Governments to Respect the Right to Freedom of Expression

Special Rapporteur Calls on African States to Ensure Access to Information for the Visually Impaired

Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release of Jailed Reuters Journalists

Nominations Open for ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award

Entries Open for Second Annual Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival Accepting Entries

Court Orders Finance and Sports Ministries to Pay Journalist N2 Million for Wrongful Denial of Information

Media Rights Monitor, February 2022, No 2 Volume 27

FOI Desk Officers of Public Institutions Meet on Establishment of Online Platform to Share Information on FOI Implementation

Federal Government Processing MRA’s Request for Specialized Team to Prosecute Perpetrators of Crimes Against Journalists

OGP Nigeria Leadership Welcomes Nigeria’s Winning of 2021 OGP Impact Award

Entries Open for 2022 Ochberg Fellowship

WANEP Invites Entries for Women, Peace and Security National Media Award Competition

UNESCO Invites Submission of Papers for 2022 Academic Conference on Safety of Journalists

Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute Accepting Entries for Fellowships

ECOWAS Court to Deliver Judgment on January 20 in Consolidated Suits by MRA and Others Against Nigeria Over Suspension of Twitter

Entries Invited for 15th Annual iPhone Photography Awards

Science Writers Association Invites Proposals for Peggy Girshman Idea Grants

One World Media Invites Entries for Stories that Break Through Stereotypes in the Global South

Outgoing Special Rapporteur Seeks Safe Environment for Journalism Practice in Africa

Federal Government Announces Lifting of Ban on Twitter Operations in Nigeria

Federal Government Processing MRA’s Request for Specialized Team to Prosecute Perpetrators of Crimes Against Journalists

Court Fixes February 21 for MRA’s Suit Against Zamfara State Government, NCC over Shutdown of Telecomms Services

UN General Assembly Asks Member States to Develop and Implement Effective Measures to Protect Journalists

MRA Asks ECOWAS Court to Compel Federal Government to Investigate Killing of Dele Giwa, 6 Other Journalists

Court Adjourns Hearing in Suit by Online Publisher Against Police, Dangote Refinery to March 10

Appeal Court Reserves Judgment in Appeal by Coscharis Motors Over the Applicability of FOI Act to Private Entities