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Paris Court of Appeals reopens Ariane Lavrilleux’s case

The French investigative journalist has faced years of legal proceedings following the publication of the ‘Egypt Papers’, an investigation that exposed a covert French intelligence

July 15, 2026

Call for Applications: Sub-Saharan Africa Litigation Surgery

Application Deadline: July 31st, 2026 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, we may close the call early if we receive a

July 9, 2026

Chile Jails Judge and General Who Spied on Journalist Mauricio Weibel

The below is a translation of Spanish Press Release written by Mauricio Weibel Barahona. In what press freedom organisations are calling

July 1, 2026

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Lawyer Impact Report 2025: A global network of over 300 lawyers defending journalists

June 25, 2026

Group photo of participants to the European Litigation Surgery

Lawyers from Across Europe Gather in Budapest for Media Defence Litigation Surgery

June 25, 2026

Media Defence and OHCHR Convene Lawyers In San Jose to Strengthen Press Freedom Defences in Latin America

June 25, 2026

From Nairobi to London: Media Defence Fellow Sumayyah J. Mokku on Defending Press Freedom in Kenya

June 10, 2026

Hungary: When the GDPR Became a Gag

June 9, 2026

The Anti-Picket Protocol: Damián Loreti on How Argentina’s Press Union is Fighting Back

June 1, 2026