IFEX To Hold 18th General Meeting and Strategy Conference in Cambodia
The International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX) will, from June 17 to 20, 2013, hold its 18th General Meeting and Strategy Conference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. These events provide IFEX members the opportunity to...
AfDB Launches Open Data Platforms for 20 African Countries
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched an Open Data Platform for 20 African countries. The Platform is a user-friendly tool for extracting data, for creating and sharing country specific customized reports. It also...
UN Launches Implementation Strategy to Guarantee Safety of Journalists
The United Nations has launched its implementation strategy of the ‘UN Plan of Action on The Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity’ for the years 2013 and 2014. The document also contains...
MFWA to Rate West African Countries on Freedom Of Expression
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), in partnership with the US-based human rights advocacy organisation, Freedom House Inc., will from 2014 analyse and rate all the 16 West African countries on conditions of...
UNESCO Launches ‘Women Make the News 2013’
On March 8, 2013, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in collaboration with international and regional partners, launched the annual Women Make the News (WMN) initiative with the theme, “Towards a Global...
Key Telecommunication Players Seek to Advance Freedom of Expression and Privacy Rights
The Global Network Initiative (GNI) has announced a two-year collaboration with a group of eight global companies that belong to the Telecommunications Industry Dialogue on Freedom of Expression and Privacy.
GNI Executive Director Ms Susan...
MRA Condemns Police Harassment of Journalists, Calls on President Tinubu to...
LAGOS, Friday, May 17, 2024: Media Rights Agenda (MRA), today condemned recent acts of harassment and intimidation of journalists and media organizations by the...
