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Brazil: The law has become a weapon against a free press
This is an English translation of an article published in Folha de S.Paulo on May 3, 2026, for World Press
Supporting Partners in Volatile Press Environments: Media Policy Institute, Kyrgyzstan
This interview is from our 2025 Annual Impact Report Press freedom in Kyrgyzstan has deteriorated sharply over the past two
Supporting Partners in Volatile Press Environments: In Conversation with Digital Rights Nepal
This interview is from our 2025 Annual Impact Report In 2025, Nepal’s democratic crisis unfolded both online and in the
Formal Rights, Weak Safeguards: Dorian Matlija on Press Freedom in Albania
Founded in 2010 to turn protest into lasting legal change, Res Publica has since become Albania’s main legal defender of
Banned, Fined, Imprisoned: Saba Sutidze on Georgia's Press Crackdown
In this edition of Press Freedom Advocates, Media Defence speaks with Saba Sutidze, a human rights and media lawyer at
2025 Journalist Impact Survey
EN FR ES 2025 Journalist Impact Survey We’re pleased to publish the findings and observations of our 2025 Journalist Impact
Press Freedom Advocates: Manushika Cooray on Defending Free Expression in Sri Lanka
“What drives me to pursue this field is my conviction that if someone’s human rights are breached through torture or
Watch Our Webinar: Women Journalists Investigating Power
Backlash Without Borders: Women Investigating Power What happens when journalists expose powerful wrongdoing and refuse to look away? For Emilia
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Applications: Europe Litigation Surgery
Application Deadline: April 15th, 2026 Date: June 8th – 11th, 2026 Location: Budapest, Hungary Media Defence invites applications from lawyers
Media Defence Files 2 Amicus Briefs at the European Court of Human Rights addressing the dangers of SLAPPs
Media Defence has filed written submissions as a third-party intervener in two separate cases currently before the European Court of
Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora Released to House Arrest After More than Three Years in Arbitrary Detention
Guatemalan investigative journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, founder of the now-defunct independent newspaper el Periódico, was released to house arrest