Media Rights Monitor

NUJ Imo State Condemns Assault on Journalists

UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) Calls for CSO Nominations

MFWA Hosts West Africa Conference on Media and Participatory Governance

AFIC Holds General Assembly in Kampala

MRA, Partners Commemorate World Radio Day with Tweetmeet

NITDA Seeks Comments on Draft Regulatory Instrument

Journalists Assaulted While Covering Students’ Protests at Yaba Tech

APAI Working Group to Hold Meeting, Elect New Chair

Senate President Reaffirms Support for #OpenNass

ARTICLE 19 to Convene Experts’ Meeting on Freedom of Expression, Privacy

GPD Announces Advisory Board for Cyber Capacity Building Programme

Entries Open for WSCIJ Investigative Reporting Award

Leiden University Seeks PhD candidate in ERC StG project

Nigerians Top CNN/ Multichoice African Journalist Awards Nomination

AMI and Kenya Government to Co-host Reporting Africa Conference in 2016

AMI partners with DW-Akademie to Launch African Stories Programme

AFIC Report Evaluates Access to Information in 15 African Countries

Reports Say Nigerian Public Institutions Spurn their FOI Obligations

Blogger Arrested, Detained and Docked for Arraigned Criminal Libel

Freedom of Information Coalition Board Agrees on a Strategic Plan, Elects Officers

Kaduna State to Enact State Version of FOI Act

First True Community Radio Hits Nigeria’s Airwaves

Judge Orders Detention of Seven Journalists in Ogun State

UNESCO, Inter-American Human Rights System Partner for Impunity Day Conference

UNESCO Launches Publication on Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Development

IPI Launches Resource Platform to Combat Online Abuse

European Press Freedom Centre Launches Codex on Police and Journalists Working Amicably

Report finds at Least 250 Journalists Jailed Annually for 4th Consecutive Year

New York to Host IPI 2020 World Congress

NBC Announces Plans to Issue 200 Broadcast Licences

Policemen Bar Radio Reporter from Covering Court Proceedings

Coalition Condemns Sowore’s Re-Arrest, Assault on Judiciary by DSS

Call for Sessions Proposals and Pre-registration for World Press Freedom Day Conference 2020

Reuters Institute Accepting Entries for Journalism Fellowships

World Press Photo Invites Entries for Digital Storytelling Contest

Entries Open for 2020 Hillman Prizes

Entries Open for Joan Shorenstein Center Fellowship at Harvard

MRA’s Programme Director Urges Journalists to Use FOI Act to Deepen Their Reporting

MRA Inducts NDLEA into ‘Enhanced FOI Hall of Shame’, for Non-Compliance with FOI Act

Journalists Arrested While Covering Religious Protest

UNGA Adopts 11th Resolution on Safety of Journalists

UN Appoints South Africa’s Anriette Esterhuysen to Chair IGF Multistakeholder Advisory Group

MRA Inducts NDLEA into ‘Enhanced FOI Hall of Shame’, for Non-Compliance with FOI Act

Nigerians Condemn Bill that Prescribes Death Penalty for Hate Speech

African Commission Extends Mandate of Special Rapporteur on Free Expression, 14 Other Special Mechanism by 6 Months

PPDC, MRA Urge Federal Government to Ensure Full Implementation of Open Contracting in Nigeria

Varsity Student Expelled for Alleged Defamation of Character Debunks Allegation

Bill to Regulate Social Media Passes First Reading in Senate