Media Rights Agenda
One World Media is calling for entries for its “One World Media Awards” which recognize the best coverage of the developing world and highlight the unique role of journalists and filmmakers in bridging the divide between cultures worldwide. Winners will be honoured at an Awards ceremony which will take place …
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MRA, IMS Named Among 15 Global Finalists for 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has been named as one of the 15 “Global champions of free expression” shortlisted for the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards for its work over the last two decades to improve the media freedom and freedom of expression environment in Nigeria. MRA and the …
Read More »MRA, IMS Named Among 15 Global Finalists for 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards
Lagos, January 15, 2019: Two Nigerian non-governmental organizations, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the Institute for Media and Society (IMS) were today named among 15 “Global champions of free expression” that have been shortlisted for the 2019 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards. In a statement issued in London, …
Read More »Law and Ethics Conference Calls for Proposals for Presentations
The International Conference on Information Law and Ethics (ICILE) is calling for abstracts for papers and proposals for panel presentations on the prospects and challenges of social media ahead of its ninth Conference billed to hold in Rome, Italy, from July 11 to 13, 2019. The ICILE 2019 which will …
Read More »MRA, Others Condemn Soldiers Raid on Newspaper Houses
Local and international groups, including Media Rights Agenda (MRA), the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), the International Press Centre (IPC), the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and Reporters Without Frontiers (RSF) have condemned the raid, occupation and seal off of the offices of Daily Trust newspaper in Abuja and …
Read More »‘2018 Reverses Downward Trend in Killings of Journalists with 94 Victims, Says IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has released a list of 94 journalists and media workers killed in work-related incidents in the year 2018 marking that from its records, the figure represents a slight increase up from 82 killings recorded in 2017 and representing a reversal of the downward trend …
Read More »Canada Hosts 2019 Open Government Partnership Global Summit
The Government of Canada, in partnership with the Open Government Partnership (OGP), will host the 2019 OGP Global Summit in Ottawa, Canada, from May 29 to 31, 2019. The Summit will bring together the 79 member countries, the 20 local governments of the OGP, participants from local and regional governments, …
Read More »Police Charge Man with Assault and Breach of Peace for Filming Policemen
For filming policemen on duty, a 41 -year-old man, Annibong Annankwu was on December 20, 2018, arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos charged with two counts of assault and breach of peace. Police prosecutor, Kenrich Nomayo, alleged Annibong violated provisions of sections 168 and 174 of the Criminal …
Read More »CPJ Report Says 2018 was Deadliest in the Last 3 Years for Journalists
A report on journalists and media workers killed in 2018, released by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), says 2018 has been the deadliest year for journalists in the past three years with at least 53 journalists killed between January 1 and December 14, 2018 on the job, …
Read More »Kebbi Government Persecutes the Sun Correspondent over News
On December 10, 2018, Mr. Olarenwaju Lawal, the Kebbi State correspondent of The Sun newspaper was arrested, hurriedly arraigned in court, and charged with publishing false information, without a defence lawyer, he was remanded in prison custody, apparently on the orders of the State Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. Reports have …
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