Media Rights Agenda

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Nigeria cannot claim to uphold democracy while journalists continue to face harassment, arrests, and violence without consequences. In this powerful statement, Media Rights Agenda calls on the Federal Government to finally obey a 2024 court judgment ordering it to investigate and punish those responsible for attacks on journalists, an order that has remained largely ignored, fueling a dangerous culture of impunity. With press freedom under increasing threat and journalists risking their lives to hold power accountable, this is a timely reminder that protecting the media is not optional, it is essential to safeguarding the public’s right to know.

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MRA Urges Federal Government to Comply with Judgment Directing it to Investigate Attacks on Journalists - Media Rights Agenda Lagos, Sunday, May 3, 2026: Media Rights Agenda (MRA) today urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps to comply with a February 16, 2024, judgment of

The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has urged the federal government to take urgent steps to comply with a February 16, 2024, judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja directing it to investigate, prosecute, and punish perpetrators of all attacks against journalists and other media practitioners, and take measures to prevent further attacks.

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https://dailytrust.com/investigate-attacks-on-journalists-mra-urges-fg/