Press Statements

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MRA, IPC Condemn Federal Government’s Twitter Ban, Threaten to Lodge Complaints Before AU, UN Bodies

MRA Says Nigerians Now Know More Because of FOI Act, Calls for Better Implementation

MRA Calls on the Federal Government to Put Mechanisms in Place to Ease Access to Information and Protect Journalists

MRA Calls on Government to Investigate Alleged Threat to Life of Publisher, Ensure his Safety

Lawyers Urge Federal Government to Domesticate Regional and International Instruments on the Safety of Journalists

MRA Hosts Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on Safety of Journalists

Public Officials Call on Government to Invest in Getting Citizens Engaged in Public Procurement Processes

MRA Asks Police Inspector-General to Arrest and Prosecute Policemen who Assaulted Reporter

MRA Asks Niger State Governor to Investigate Press Secretary for Ordering Journalist’s Arrest

MRA Calls on IGP to Order Arrest and Prosecution of Brother of Imo State Governor for ‘Criminal’ Attack on Journalist

MRA Says Abduction of Journalists Reaching ‘Epidemic Proportions’, Urges Government to Take Decisive Action

MRA Calls on Government to Adopt Policies to Ensure Internet Connectivity for All Nigerians

MRA Condemns Kidnap of Journalist, Calls on Federal Government to Effect His Immediate Release

MRA Launches Litigation Project on Safety of Journalists

MRA Condemns Assault on Photojournalists, Calls on NSCDC to Sanction Officers Responsible, Compensate the Journalists

MRA Files Suit Against NBC Challenging its Powers to Impose Fines on Radio and TV Stations

Media Rights Agenda Calls on Government to Investigate the Death of TV Reporter

MRA Calls on Federal Government to Establish Mechanisms to Combat Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

MRA, IPC Condemn NBC Fines Against 3 TV Stations Over Coverage of #ENDSARS Protests

MRA Condemns Attacks on the Media During #EndSARS Protests as Reprehensible

MRA Welcomes UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Safety of Journalists, Calls on Government to Fully Implement it

CSO Coalition to Unveil Most Transparent Public Institutions in Nigeria at FOI Ranking Launch on September 28

MRA Condemns Continued Detention of Journalist, Calls for His Immediate Release