Veteran journalist and press freedom advocate, Lanre Arogundade, has expressed deep relief and gratitude following the announcement that his name has been officially removed from the Department of State Security (DSS) watchlist after nearly four decades of surveillance and harassment. The announcement was made by Musikilu Mojeed, President of the International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria, Read More…
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Federal High Court orders NBC to cease harassment of media houses
In a landmark ruling, Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to halt the use of the NBC Act and Code to impose fines, threaten sanctions, and harass broadcast stations and other independent media houses across Nigeria. The judgment, delivered on Friday, marks a significant Read More…
Hong Kong journalist improperly accessed public records, court rules
In picture above: Bao Choy Yuk-Ling, a freelance journalist with RTHK, poses for pictures outside West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts as she arrives for charges of making a false statement to obtain data for a documentary on the police’s handling of a mob attack, in Hong Kong, China April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Pak Yiu A Hong Kong Read More…