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Focus on Turkey: Arbitrary Arrests and Abuse of the Legal System
The precarious state of press freedom in Turkey, entwined with a deteriorating democratic environment, poses significant challenges to journalists. Increasingly
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
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
Partner impact: IJC’s work in Moldova
MLDI supports the work of 11 partners around the world, helping them to fight 228 cases last year alone. Since
“I will do everything in my power to bring back freedom of expression to my country”
In 2009, Macedonia came 34th in the World Press Freedom Index. In 2015, it was ranked 117th. With the mainstream
Focus On: Kyrgyzstan
“Since the beginning of the year, Kyrgyzstan has witnessed violations, by state officials, of the constitutional right of citizens to
Biased rulings in defamation cases
Defamation may have been decriminalised in Macedonia in 2012 – removing the threat of a prison sentence – but journalists
Focus on: Press and Net Freedom in Russia
“Although our Constitution provides for freedom of speech and freedom of the press, the Russian media does not consider itself
Focus On: The Philippines
“The conviction rate for murderers of journalists is just 1 per cent, which means that assassins get away with it.