Concerns about freedom of expression in Nigeria: journalists arrested, protests repressed Published at 19.11.2019 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption office raid intimidation protest harassment HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation violent protest killing of journalist prevention of protest political interference killing of protestors bureaucratic restriction journalist detained private sector non state actors protestor(s) detained women religious groups release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD prosecuted Read more
Journalist Jones Abiri finally released, media stakeholders reject Press Council Bill Published at 19.10.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption attack on HRD intimidation HRD killing excessive force violent protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained non state actors Read more
Reports: at least 17 unarmed protestors killed in late May Published at 21.06.2016 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption killing of protestors excessive force protest Read more
New bill to regulate civil society worries local groups Published at 15.08.2016 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD detained killing of protestors attack on journalist surveillance excessive force protest Read more
Demonstrations violently suppressed in Nigeria Published at 07.10.2016 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest protest disruption censorship excessive force Read more
Protest bans in Kano as at least ten protestors shot dead Published at 19.12.2016 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force prevention of protest killing of protestors religious groups HRD detained protest Read more
Protest and expression rights still seriously violated in Nigeria Published at 14.04.2017 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption prevention of protest killing of protestors violent protest excessive force protest Read more
NGO bill under consideration poses "grave danger to democracy" Published at 14.09.2017 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest protestor(s) detained indigenous groups office raid religious groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protest torture/ill-treatment land rights Read more
Group of human rights CSOs take the fight against the NGO Regulation Bill to court Published at 10.11.2017 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law attack on journalist indigenous groups protest Read more
Government plans to profile NGOs as NGO Bill remains under consideration Published at 20.04.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force violent protest restrictive law journalist detained non state actors Read more
Nigerian military threatens Amnesty International following report on abuses Published at 04.07.2018 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: land rights protest women intimidation attack on journalist public vilification Read more
Journalists attacked while covering protests Published at 03.10.2020 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference protest disruption attack on journalist journalist detained negative court ruling excessive force prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained Read more
Attacks on journalists and freedom of expression persist, #SayNoToSocialMediaBill campaign Published at 01.04.2020 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist office raid intimidation harassment protest HRD detained excessive force killing of journalist restrictive law journalist detained HRD threatened non state actors positive court ruling LGBTI women religious groups release of HRDs Read more
#EndSARS protests: several protesters killed, journalists assaulted Published at 17.11.2020 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: violent protest youth political interference protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist restrictive law excessive force criminal defamation censorship protest killing of protestors protestor(s) detained HRD threatened Read more
Twitter banned, proposed Press Council Act amendments further restrict freedom of expression Published at 07.07.2021 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption excessive force protest killing of journalist prevention of protest restrictive law censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Media protest controversial bills; five activists prosecuted for wearing #BuhariMustGo T-shirts Published at 12.10.2021 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: release of HRDs HRD detained harassment protestor(s) detained positive CS development censorship excessive force bureaucratic restriction HRD prosecuted positive court ruling attack on journalist protest protest disruption Read more
Civic space continues to be regularly violated in Nigeria Published at 18.03.2022 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained excessive force attack on journalist protestor(s) detained public vilification protest prevention of protest censorship political interference protest disruption office raid women intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained Read more
ECOWAS Court of Justice orders Nigeria to amend the restrictive Cybercrime Act Published at 02.06.2022 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment journalist detained positive CS development protest public vilification HRD prosecuted Read more
Media freedom under attack: raid of media outlet, several journalists arrested, four broadcasters fined Published at 31.08.2022 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: youth protest disruption office raid women intimidation harassment excessive force protest political interference censorship journalist detained Read more
Journalists attacked, threatened, harassed as Nigeria holds general elections Published at 03.03.2023 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment excessive force killing of protestors violent protest censorship journalist detained non state actors Read more
Nigeria: Journalists arrested; two broadcasters silenced Published at 31.10.2023 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption intimidation attack on journalist excessive force criminal defamation protest censorship journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Journalist, activist arrested; mass burial plans for 103 #EndSARS protest victims Published at 21.08.2023 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment release of HRDs HRD detained labour rights criminal defamation protest journalist detained Read more
Election results challenged; civil society reacts with protests Published at 24.05.2023 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling intimidation harassment positive CS development attack on journalist protest censorship Read more
Protests persist amidst rising political and security tensions Published at 31.01.2024 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: LGBTI protest disruption excessive force journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
Dozens of people killed in crackdown on #EndBadGovernance protests against high cost of living; journalists arrested, prosecuted under amended Cybercrimes Act Published at 31.10.2024 Country Nigeria Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption intimidation release of HRDs attack on journalist HRD detained protest killing of protestors violent protest time,place restrictions journalist detained protestor(s) detained non state actors Read more
