Lagos, Monday, November 26, 2018: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today inducted the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) into its “Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame” for undermining the right to information in Nigeria guaranteed by the FOI Act, evidenced by its non-compliance with almost all aspects of the Law over …

Over 50 other human rights organizations from around the world, including Media Rights Agenda (MRA), have called on State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the Myanmar authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two jailed Reuters reporters and 2018 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honorees, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe …

On November 2, 2018, in commemoration of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, UNESCO launched the Observatory of Killed Journalists, an online database providing information on the status of judicial enquiries into each killing of a journalist or media worker recorded by UNESCO since 1993 and …

About 100 civil society organisations (CSOs) from across the globe, including Media Rights Agenda (MRA), have called on Facebook to provide a mechanism for all of its users to appeal content restrictions, and  to have the appealed decision re-reviewed by a human moderator in all cases. In an open letter …

The Ondo State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has withdrawn the press accreditation cards that admit some journalists to cover Government House activities in the state, and barred them from giving media coverage to his activities.  …

The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), a network of African freedom of expression and media development organisations, has called on African Governments to promote the safety of journalists and combat impunity for crimes against journalists. To achieve this, the group, among other things, called on African countries to establish …

Participants at a forum of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) preceding the formal session of the Afrian Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) have called on the  Commission to strengthen civil society mechanisms that will enhance the fight against corruption in Africa. They made the call at their meeting ahead of …

The cities of Barcelona in Spain, New York City in the United States and Amsterdam in The Netherlands have launched a global “Cities Coalition for Digital Rights” to protect data sovereignty, privacy, democracy, and universal access to the Internet. The three cities formally came together to form the Coalition ,and …

The Internet Society (ISOC) has launched a report, Beyond the Net 2017 Impact Report, in which it outlined its activities during the year. The annual report explains the Society’s hard work and achievement, where it has supported a total of 76 Internet Society Chapter projects (small, medium and large) implemented …

On November 9, 2018, armed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria’s domestic intelligence agency, raided newspaper distribution centres in Asaba, the Delta State capital, and confiscated all publications affiliated with Biafra. The DSS operatives confiscated various Biafra-related tabloids including Biafra Times, Biafra Star, Biafra Republic, Biafra Rising …