Case Studies
Media Defence intervenes at ECtHR in case concerning costs regime in English defamation cases
Media Defence has submitted a third party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of
Italian journalist who published menswear company executives’ payslips acquitted of privacy violation charges
The Criminal Court of Pescara, Italy, has held that reporter Mauro D’Agostino did not breach the law by publishing payslips
Digital Rights Advocates: Interview with Zambian Lawyer Michelle Mwiinga
Welcome to the Digital Rights Advocates Blog Series, where we hear from lawyers litigating digital rights in sub-Saharan Africa. Digital
Partners: How Human Rights Platform Has Used Strategic Litigation to Defend Press Freedom in Ukraine
Since 2017, Media Defence has worked in partnership with the Human Rights Platform (HRP), to provide legal defence to journalists
Partners: Hanifi Baris of TOHAV on Defending Press Freedom in Turkey
Welcome to the latest instalment of our ‘Partners’ blog series. In this series, we interview some of our partners from
Digital Rights Advocates: Interview with Rwandan lawyer Louis Gitinywa
Welcome to the Digital Rights Advocates Blog Series, where we hear from lawyers litigating digital rights in sub-Saharan Africa. Digital
Digital Rights Advocates: Interview with Kenyan Lawyer Mercy Mutemi
Welcome to the Digital Rights Advocates blog series, where we hear from lawyers litigating digital rights in sub-Saharan Africa. Digital
Freedom of Expression in Eastern Europe: Hungary and Poland
Three journalists, two small tables and a coffee machine tucked away inside a building in downtown Pecs, Hungary. This is
Partners: Interview With an Anonymous Azerbaijani Lawyer
Welcome to the second instalment of our ‘Partners’ blog series. In this series, we interview some of our partners from
Citizen Journalist Elena Popa
Press Freedom in Azerbaijan: ECtHR Delivers Judgment in the Case of Khadija Ismayilova
Digital Rights Advocates: Interview with Tonny Kirabira
Tonny Kirabira is a Ugandan lawyer and researcher who attended Media Defence’s 2018 East Africa Litigation Surgery as part of