Media Rights Monitor

Channels TV Reporter Kidnapped, Released

Edo State Police Command Prohibits Searching of Citizens’ Phones

Media Bodies, CSOs Demand Investigation into Segun Olatunji’s Detention and Prosecution of Perpetrators

FOC Calls on States to Support Journalists, Media Workers to Ensure Election Transparency and Accountability

Police Summons Foundation for Investigative Journalism’s BoT Chair over Cybercrime Allegations

FirstNews Editor, Segun Olatunji, Released After 14 Days in Military Detention

US, EU Issue Recommendations for Online Platforms on Protecting Human Rights Defenders Online

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Calls on Governments to Uphold Media Freedom, Journalists’ Safety

MRA’s Obioma Okonkwo Appointed to Advisory Board of Digital Democracy Initiative

ACHPR Calls on African States to Refrain from Shutting Down the Internet During Elections

ACHPR Tasks Special Rapporteur to Assess Extent of Implementation of Soft Laws on Access to Information in Africa

IGF 2024 Invites Stakeholders to Submit Session Proposals

OEWG Announce Global Roundtable on ICT Security Capacity-Building

Civic Hive Launches Report on Civic Tech Landscape in Nigeria

OHCHR Calls for Inputs on the Relationship Between AI and Racial Discrimination

Council of Europe Develops Tool to Help Online Users Identify, Mitigate Dangers in Digital Landscape

Registration and Accreditation Opens for Third Edition of the African Media Convention

Freedom Online Coalition Welcomes Cape Verde as 39th Member

Africa Freedom of Information Centre Elects New Governing Council

Germany Takes Over as Coalition Co-Chair, Pledges to Strengthen Global Press Freedom

ECOWAS Court Dismisses MRA’s Suit Seeking Compensation for Families of 11 Murdered Nigerian Journalists

A Staggering Two-Thirds of Nigerians are not Online, Says Research ICT Africa

NBC Appeals Against High Court’s Refusal to Reverse Judgment Restraining it from Imposing Fines on Broadcast Stations

Legal Protections for Female Journalists in Nigeria – A Resource Guide

MRA Condemns NEITI’s Call to Amend FOI Act to Punish Alleged ‘Misuse’

Mr. Timileyin Adams, MRA's Programme Officer

MRA Plans Workshops for Journalists on Laws Affecting Media in Nigeria

Ms Esther Adeniyi, Programme Officer, MRA

MRA Calls on Federal Government and Security Agencies to Protect Journalists Covering Protests

FOC Admits 6 New Members to 2024-2026 Advisory Network Cohort

FIDE Autumn School on Citizens’Assemblies Opens for Registration

GPD Launches Guide to Support Civil Society Engagement at WTSA-24

MRA, 80 Others Call on UN to Ensure Robust Protection for Information Access, Media Freedom, Public-Interest Journalism

Federal Government Outlines Challenges Impeding Human Rights Protection in Nigeria to UN Body

Court Orders Sports Minister to Pay N1 Million, Release Information to Heptano Communications

CIPESA Collaborates with AfricTivistes to Organise Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2024 (FIFAfrica24)

Poynter Institute Invites Journalists to Enroll for Grant Writing Course

Media Practitioners Advised to Prepare for Technological Challenges, Embrace Investigative Reporting

IFJ, UPF Invite Nominations for Shireen Abu Akleh Prize for Women Journalists

Free Press Unlimited Accepting Nominations for Free Press Awards 2024

UNESCO, AU to Commemorate 2024 International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Addis Ababa

GPPi Releases Report on Mitigating Digital Threats to Elections in Africa

UN Special Rapporteur Calls for the Protection of Journalists in Exile

DCAD Invites Persons Living with Disability, Disability Advocates to Apply for Travel Support to IGF 2024

Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million over Alleged Data Violations

Africa Storytelling Festival 2024 to Hold in Lagos

Photographer Arrested by Soldiers in 2021 Remains in Custody

The Wilson Center Invites Applications for its International Fellowship Programme

Former Chairman of the Police Service Commission Sues ICIR Director for Alleged Defamation

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