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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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Call for Consultants: Update of Training Materials on Freedom of Expression in South and Southeast Asia

Purpose of the consultancy contract This is a call for consultants to review and update eleven existing training modules on freedom of expression in South and Southeast Asia. Background Media Defence’s vision is a world where journalists no longer face legal challenges that threaten their ability to report freely and independently on issues of public…

María Teresa Ronderos, se convierte en presidenta de la junta directiva de Media Defence

  Read in English   Media Defence se enorgullece en anunciar que María Teresa Ronderos ha asumido el cargo de Presidenta de la Junta Directiva a partir del 4 de marzo de 2024. Se convirtió en fideicomisaria en abril de 2021 y ha pasado los últimos tres años apoyando el trabajo de Media Defence. María…

Renowned Colombian Investigative Journalist, María Teresa Ronderos, Becomes Chair of Media Defence’s Board

  Leer en español   Renowned Colombian Investigative Journalist, María Teresa Ronderos, Becomes Chair of Media Defence’s Board. Media Defence is proud to announce that María Teresa Ronderos has taken over as Chair of the Board as of 4th March 2024. She became a trustee in April 2021 and has spent the last three years…

Call for Applications: Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery for Central and Eastern Europe

Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery for Central and Eastern Europe 15 - 16 May 2024, Brussels, Belgium   Apply Here   Media Defence is calling for applications from lawyers working in Central and Eastern Europe to participate in a litigation surgery on freedom of the media, with an emphasis on online speech and the impact…

We’re Hiring: Grants Officer

Grants Officer     London, Greater London (On-site) £34,000 - £40,000 per year Full-time Permanent About Media Defence Media Defence is a charity that helps journalists defend their rights. We support independent media, journalists and bloggers who are under legal threat by making sure that lawyers are available to defend them. We engage in strategic…

Media Defence et l’Impact Lab pour l’Etat de droit de Stanford Law School saisissent la Cour de justice de la CEDEAO contre les coupures d’internet ordonnées par l’Etat sénégalais

Le recours au nom d’AfricTivistes et de deux journalistes sénégalais vise à obtenir des mesures provisoires pour empêcher de nouvelles coupures d’Internet   READ IN ENGLISH   Dakar, le 13 février 2024 - Media Defence et le Rule of Law Impact Lab de la Stanford Law School ont déposé un recours devant la Cour de justice…

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