Articles by Media Rights Agenda (MRA)
Journalist in Nigeria severely beaten after photographing hospital staff
Benedict Uwalaka was attacked and brutalised on the premises of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria by persons believed to be mortuary attendants.
Former militants storm office of Nigeria Union of Journalists
The Nigeria Union of Journalists’ secretariat was invaded by protesting former militants who were angered that there was no reporter available to cover their demonstration.
National Summit on FOI Act communique
Representatives of key stakeholders met to develop strategies and action plans for effective implementation of the country’s FOI Act.
MRA calls on stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of FOI Act
In a new report, MRA highlights key observations from its monitoring of the implementation of the act over the past year and makes recommendations for improved levels of compliance with its provisions.
One hundred organisations call to end assault on freedom of speech, and to free all detained human rights defenders and netizens
UPDATE: The president of IFEX member Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR), Nabeel Rajab, was re-arrested and sentenced to three years in prison on 16 August. Many other human rights defenders remain in prison, including BCHR’s founder Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, and his daughter, Zainab Al-Khawaja.
MRA celebrates World Press Freedom Day with YouTube videos on free expression
MRA has uploaded five videos in which the group talks briefly on the significance of World Press Freedom Day in Nigeria.
Extremist Islamic sect threatens to attack more media houses
Boko Haram posted a video on YouTube in which it warned of more attacks on media organisations and named the media institutions that will be targeted in future attacks.
Thirty-two IFEX members urge authorities to release journalist Eskinder Nega
On 1 May, jailed journalist Eskinder Nega, facing the death penalty, receives in absentia the 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award. Thirty-two IFEX members are calling for his release, and an end to the use of national security legislation against all writers and journalists.