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…
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…
How Sierra Leone is Hiding Behind the Fight Against Cybercrime to Abuse Digital Rights
The Sierra Leonean government has introduced a Cyber Crime Bill (2020) in what it claims to be an attempt to…
Elections in Benin: AFEX Calls on Authorities to Keep the Internet Open and Secure
As the people of Benin head to the polls on April 11, 2021, in Benin, the African Freedom of Expression…
CEMESP bemoans the Jailing of Opposition Politician over Facebook Posts
The Center of Media Studies and Peace-building (CEMESP) has deplored the jailing of key opposition politician Mo Ali over a…
Nigeria: Newspaper Sued, Threatened Over Critical Publication
A charity group, Al Bashar International Foundation based in Bauchi State, Nigeria, has sued the WikkiTimes Media Limited and three…
GPU Begins Nationwide Sensitization on Access to Information, Media Self-regulation
The Gambia Press Union, with support from the British Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, is implementing a project aimed…
Nigeria: MRA Calls on IGP to Order Arrest and Prosecution of Brother of State Governor for Attack on Journalist
LAGOS, Thursday, February 11, 2021: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to order…
Nigeria: IPC Urges Release of Kidnapped Journalist Chidiebere Onyia
The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria, is highly disturbed that yet another journalist has been kidnapped. The abduction at gun-point…
State of Access to Information in Liberia
Liberia’s passage of the Freedom of Information Act 2010 was an epoch-making event as it signaled a clean break from…
Ghana: Soldiers, Vigilantes Assault Media Crew at Mining Site
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) condemns the harassment and assault of a news crew from Kumasi-based LUV FM…
MRA Condemns Blocking of Three Websites Associated With #EndSARS Protests
Lagos, Tuesday, December 1, 2020: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today condemned the apparent surreptitious blocking of three websites associated with…