Oncoming Events

The Freedom Online Coalition has announced its 4th Annual High Level Freedom Coalition conference tagged "Free and Secure Internet for All" to be held on April 28 and 29 in Tallinn, Estonia.The conference will be hosted by the Estonian government. According to foreign minister Urmas Paet, Estonia is one...

Columbia University is now accepting nominations for its global freedom of expression awards taking place on March 11, 2015. The award which is referred to as the “Columbia Freedom of expression prizes” emphasizes the critical need for international norms for free speech and press as society combats various international...

The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) is inviting entries from journalists all over the world for its 19th Annual UNCA Awards for the best print, broadcast (TV & Radio) and online, web-based media coverage of the United Nations (UN), UN agencies and field operations. Over $50,000 would be distributed among...

Lagos, Friday, March 14, 2014: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) will host a two-day Africa Regional Conference on Freedom of Information Implementation on March 18 and 19, 2014 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, to design strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of access to information laws on the continent. The Conference will bring...

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom has begun receiving entries for the fourth edition of the ‘Young Innovators’ competition which it is organising in partnership with Ooredoo. The competition is searching for talented young thinkers and social technopreneurs across the world and encourages these young individuals to showcase their...

Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) in partnership with CIVICUS, PEN Nigeria and the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) held a Universal Periodic Review (UPC) follow-up meeting for Nigeria in Abuja  on May 20, 2014. The meeting was a follow-up consultation which brought together human rights defenders and civil society activists from...