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What We Do
Emergency Defence
We fund legal defence for journalists and independent media across the world.
Strategic Litigation
We take on strategic cases to promote and improve media freedom.
Capacity Building
We build local legal capacity to defend journalists through legal training and by funding local legal centres to defend journalists.
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Meet the Trustees: Barrister Rina See
We’re delighted to introduce Rina See as the newest addition to Media Defence’s Board of Trustees. In this instalment of our Meet the Trustees series, we speak with Rina about her journey in law, her passion for media freedom, and what she hopes to bring to Media Defence. Welcome to the “Meet the Trustees” series.…
Liberté de la presse au Rwanda : une conversation avec l’avocat rwandais Louis Gitinywa
Read in English Pour cet article, nous avons échangé avec Louis Gitinywa, avocat rwandais et associé principal au sein de Kigali Attorneys Chamber, un cabinet d’avocats basé à Kigali. Louis possède plus de huit ans d’expérience juridique dans le domaine des droits humains et constitutionnels. Membre de longue date du Réseau mondial d’avocats pour la…
Legal Networks and Press Freedom in Rwanda: A Conversation with Rwandan Lawyer Louis Gitinywa
Lire en français We recently spoke with Louis Gitinywa, a Rwandan advocate and senior partner at Kigali Attorneys Chamber, a law firm based in Kigali. Louis has over eight years of legal experience in Human and Constitutional Rights. A longstanding member of Global Network of press freedom and digital rights lawyers, Louis has played a…
Upcoming Webinar: Legal Considerations for Environmental Journalists
March 25th 3PM CET Online Join our webinar in collaboration with Journalismfund Europe for a conversation about the risks for environmental journalists and ways to mitigate them with a Media Defence legal expert. Register Here As global environmental disasters increasingly hammer home the realities of climate change, the need for in-depth reporting has never been…
The Growing Threat of Lawfare: Defending Journalists and Independent Media
The global use of lawfare—where governments and powerful actors weaponise legal systems to silence journalists—is increasingly on the rise. Combatting lawfare has been central to Media Defence’s mission since our founding in 2008. As a serious threat to journalists and freedom of expression, addressing lawfare continues to be a strategic priority for our work. How…
Join us at RightsCon 2025
We are excited to be part of RightsCon 2025, taking place 24-27 February in Taipei and online. This year, we are hosting and participating in several sessions that explore surveillance, digital rights, and freedom of expression, alongside experts from across the globe. Our Sessions at RightsCon Taking Spyware to Court: Challenges and Opportunities of Spyware…