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World Press Freedom Day 2023: Statement by Media Institute...
Thus, the theme for this year’s World Press Freedom Day – Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all...
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World Press Freedom Day 2023: MRA Calls on Nigerian...
LAGOS, Wednesday, May 3, 2023: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal Government to ensure adequate protection for media freedom in law and...
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11 journalists killed in Africa in less than nine months, AFEX demands a tough response from governments to end the impunity
For the past 273 days spanning January-September 2021, eleven journalists have been killed across sub-Sahara Africa in an orgy of repression that has scores...
Eswatini Freedom of Expression Violations
AFEX Members, Other Press Freedom Groups Urge King of Eswatini to Guarantee Freedom of Expression
On 6 July 2021, the MISA Regional Governing Council chairperson, Golden Maunganidze wrote to His Royal Highness, King Mswati III to express MISA's concerns...
Zimbabwe Freedom of Expression Violations
Zimbabwe Falls on World Media Freedom Index
Zimbabwe has been ranked at 130 out of 180 countries in 2021 compared to its ranking at 126 in 2020, new rankings by the...
Nigeria Safety of Journalists
World Press Freedom Day 2021: Information as a Public Good
The Institute for Media and Society, IMS, joins the rest of the world in celebrating the World Press Freedom Day 2021 with the theme:...
Africa Freedom of Expression Violations
Freedom of Expression Situation in Africa: January – March 2021
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), recorded 89 freedom of expression violations during the period of January to March 2021, across 23 countries...
Nigeria Safety of Journalists
Lawyers Urge Federal Government to Domesticate Regional and International Instruments on the Safety of Journalists
Participants of a Litigation Workshop for Lawyers on the Safety of Journalists have called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to domesticate...
Zimbabwe Safety of Journalists
MISA-Zimbabwe Calls for Inclusion of Journalists in COVID-19 Priority Vaccination Rollout
MISA Zimbabwe calls upon the government to prioritise and also include journalists among the first priority groups listed for the COVID-19 vaccination rollout programme.
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Nigeria Freedom of Expression Violations
Nigeria: MRA Calls on Government to Establish Mechanisms to Combat Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
On the occasion of this year’s International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists, Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Federal...
Safety of Journalists
MRA Welcomes UN Human Rights Council Resolution on Safety of Journalists, Calls on Government to Fully Implement it
LAGOS, Wednesday, October 7, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today welcomed the October 6 resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council on the...
Ghana Access To Information
Media, Police Commit to Effective Collaboration to Promote Peaceful Elections in Ghana
Journalists and police officers in the Ashanti and Northern regions have committed to collaborating to promote peaceful elections in Ghana. The two groups made...
Ghana Safety of Journalists
Ghana: Police, Media Launch Framework to Promote Mutual Understanding, Safety of Journalists
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) and major media stakeholders in Ghana have launched a manual on police-media relations. The manual is aimed at reinforcing...
Nigeria Safety of Journalists
Media/Civil Society Groups Demand Action as Study Reveals Poor Attention to Safety of Journalists Covering COVID-19
Journalists covering the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria have said they lack sufficient protection and are not adequately catered for.
The journalists disclosed this in a...