Media Rights Monitor

Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment Launched in Geneva

UNESCO, LG Collaborate to Develop Open Online Course on AI Ethics

PALU, AU Anti-Corruption Board to Host 8th African Anti-Corruption Dialogue in Nairobi

African Ministers Adopt Landmark AI Strategy, Digital Compact to Boost Development and Inclusive Growth

CSOs Write IGP, Urge Him to Discontinue All Charges Filed under Repealed Section 24 of the Cybercrimes Act

Global Mandate Holders Adopt Joint Declaration on Climate Crisis and Freedom of Expression

UNESCO Partners Global Media Regulators to Create Network to Tackle Digital Platform Challenges

Global Leaders Emphasize Press Freedom in Tackling Environmental Crisis

African Commission Identifies Challenges Impeding Enjoyment of Freedom of Expression in Africa

Wits University to Hold 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference in Johannesburg

PEC Marks 20th Anniversary, Present Grim Statistics on Journalist Deaths

Editors’ Guild Condemns Police Misuse of Cybercrime Act to Harass Journalists

Court Grants Bail to Woman Charged Under Cybercrime Act for Online Review of Tomato Paste

Global Media Index Reveals Gaps in Africa Coverage by Leading News Outlets

Daily Trust Identifies FOI Act Among 10 Laws that have Shaped Nigeria’s Democracy

MRA Condemns Police Harassment of Journalists, Calls on President Tinubu to Safeguard Media Freedom

MRA Says Abduction of Global Upfront Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Unacceptable, Describes Police as ‘Gun for Hire’

Ninth International Conference on Communications and Media Studies Now Accepting Research Proposals

African Media Convention Decries Weaponization of Laws to Stifle Freedom of Expression

African Women in Media Calls for Submissions of Abstract for its Eighth Annual Conference

MRA’s Executive Director Advocates for Media Collaboration Amidst Crisis

Media Stakeholders Adopt Lagos Plan of Action to Promote Media Freedom, Safety of Journalists in Nigeria

AccessNow to Hold RightsCon 2025 in Taiwan

African Media Councils Form New Body to Promote Press Freedom and Ethical Journalism in Africa

Vincent Peyrègne, Chief Executive Officer, World Association of News Publishers

WAN-IFRA Invites Entries for Digital Media Awards 2026

Ms Stephanie Muchai, Co-Chair, Open Government

Brazil, Kenyan CSO Leader Stephanie Muchai Become OGP Global Co-Chairs, Announce Priorities

Robert Smith, Professor of Professional Practice; Director of the Knight Bagehot Program

Columbia Journalism School Opens Applications for Knight-Bagehot Fellowship

Comrade Alhassan Yahya, National President, NUJ

Police, Thugs Assault Journalists Covering PDP Crisis in Abuja

Mr Khaled El-Enany, Director-General, UNESCO

Khaled El-Enany Takes Oath as UNESCO Director-General

Gayane Uemerova, Chairperson, Uzbekistan Art and Culture and Development Foundation

UNESCO, Partners Award Prize to Promote Ethical AI Innovation

UNESCO

UNESCO Urges Action Against AI-Driven Gender Violence

Pulitzer Center

Pulitzer Center Invites Applications for Global Conflict, Peace Reporting Grants

Usha Lee McFarling, Director, Massachusetts

MIT Opens Applications for 2026–2027 Knight Science Journalism Fellowship

Amber Brown, Tyler Prize Administrator

Tyler Prize 2026 Media Fellowship Opens for Applications

Eric Ferrero, Executive Director, Fund for Investigative Journalism

Fund for Investigative Journalism Opens Applications for Reporting Grants

David Goldman, Founder/Chairman, Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics

FASPE Journalism Fellowship Programme Opens for Entries

Dr Alejandro Mayoral Baños

Access Now Opens Registration for RightsCon 2026

Mr Mathew Ojoduma, Founder of The Africa Views YouTube channe

Nigerian Travel Journalist Detained in Benin on Terrorism Charges Since January

Ms Annie Boyajian, President, Freedom House

Freedom House Report Reveals 15th Consecutive Annual Global Internet Freedom Decline

Commissioner Ourveena Geereesha Topsy-Sonoo, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa

ACHPR Warns that Digital Violence Against Female Journalists Threatens Democracy

Ms Yemi Adamolekun, Executive Director, Enough is Enough Nigeria

MRA, 40 CSOs Condemn Assault on Yemi Adamolekun, Demand Apology, Transparent Investigation

Mr Abubakar Jibrin Giri, Gwagwalada Area Council Chairman

Journalist in Abuja Arrested for Inquiring about Projects in Gwagwalada Council, Arraigned, Granted Bail

Fejiro

Magistrates’ Courts Grant Bail to Journalist Arrested in Abuja and Detained in Asaba

Lisa Gibbs

Pulitzer Center Invites Application for Grants to Lift Underreported Stories Across Africa

Pulitzer Center

Pulitzer Center Opens Applications for Global Transparency, Governance Reporting Grants

Edo State

Edo State Strengthens Commitment to FOI Act Implementation

Michael Elliott

Michael Elliott Award for Excellence in African Storytelling Opens Calls for Entries

Hon. Justice Ricardo Claudio Monteiro Goncalves, President

ECOWAS Court Issues Writ of Execution Directing Federal Government to Obey Judgment on Blasphemy Laws