Media Rights Monitor

Data Research Symposium 2018 Holds in Argentina, Calls for Submission

Football Club Supporters Invade Radio Station, Assault, Abduct Presenter

Bayero University Set to Launch Digital Radio, TV Stations

Open Society Foundations Seek Photography Projects on Migration

IFEX Holds 2018 IFEX Annual Meeting on April 30

New Report Explores Role of Digital Portals in Improving Right to Information Regimes

UNESCO Director-General Names New Members to Senior Management Team

AGF Highlights ‘Formidable Challenges’ in FOI Implementation, Says 90% of Public Institutions Violate Reporting Obligations

ACHPR Special Rapporteur Convenes Expert Meeting on Revision of Freedom of Expression Principles

NUJ Names MRA’s Executive Director, Edetaen Ojo, Winner of its ‘Defender of Press Freedom Award’

African Platform Continues Campaign for UN General Assembly Resolution on ‘International Right to Information Day’

New Report on ‘How Sudden Censorship Can Increase Access to Information’

NIRA opens nominations for its 2018 .ng Awards

MRA Calls for Speedy Presidential Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill

NLNG Throws Open Prizes for Literature and Science

WWW Inventor Wants Stakeholders to Tackle Threats to the Web’s Future

Digital Switchover Launched in Enugu, as it Joins Plateau, Kwara, Kaduna, FCT

2018 Civil Society Policy Forum Holds in Washington DC

Journalists Barred from Covering President Buhari’s Visit to Benue State

2019 Elections: MRA Executive Director Urges the Media to Self-Regulate on Hate Speech

Media Expert Calls for ‘Urgent Introduction of Appropriate Legal Framework for Digital Broadcasting’

Spain, US, 16 Others on Watch List for Violating Freedom of Artistic Expression

Lagos High Court Re-lists Application Struck out for ‘Want of Diligent Prosecution’ in FOI Suit

Hansjoerg Wyss Foundation Scholarship Calls for Applications

MRA Rejects Proposed DSS Probe of Attack on Journalist, Calls for Independent Investigation

MRA Files Suit to Compel Federal Government to Investigate Attacks Against Journalists, Punish Perpetrators

Federal Lawmaker Withdraws Controversial ‘Anti Jungle Justice’ Bill

Netherlands Formalizes €3.5M Contribution to Protect Journalists with UNESCO

Climate Change Media Partnership 2021 Reporting Fellowships to COP26 Opens

Freedom Online Coalition Expresses Concern Over Restrictions of Access to Internet

ECOWAS Court Awards Nigerian Journalist 30 Million Naira Over Unlawful Arrest and Detention

Gani Fawehinmi Awards 2021 Opens, Calls for Nominations

UN Human Rights Council Calls for Promotion of Human Rights and Internet Freedom

UN Human Rights Council Tasks High Commissioner to Convene Consultations on Standard-Setting for Emerging Digital Technologies

MRA Condemns Accreditation of Media Houses by DSS to Cover Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial

UNESCO, Oxford University Conclude Online Course for Judicial Actors on Free Expression

AFEX Calls on African Governments to Ensure Safety of Journalists, Condemns Ban on Twitter, Facebook

Denmark Supports UNESCO’s Work on Safety of Journalists in Africa and the Arab Region

WikiTimes Publisher, Family Threatened after Dogara’s Constituency Project Story

UN Special Rapporteur Criticizes Measures by Countries to Check Disinformation for Violating Human Rights

WikiTimes Publisher Petitions IGP over Threat to His Life

Diplomatic Missions Condemn Nigerian Government Ban of Twitter, Proposed Social Media Registration

MDPI Invites Submissions for Special Issue on ‘Implementing Sustainable Development Goals with Digital Government’

Thomson Foundation Invites Entries for the Young Journalist Award

Islamic Cleric Arrested, Charged with Alleged Blasphemy

Fesmedia Publishes Handbook on ICT Policy Development in Africa

Nigerian Media Organisations Take Joint Stand Against Attempts to Gag the Press

MRA Condemns Growing Trend of Incitement to Murder, Calls for Decisive Government Action