In its judgment of 28 November 2013 in the case of Österreichische Vereinigung zur Erhaltung, Stärkung und Schaffung eines wirtschaftlich gesunden land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Grundbesitzes v. Austria (OVESSG) the European Court of Human Rights has further clarified and expanded the scope of application of Article 10 of the Convention with regard to the right of access to public documents. The judgment is especially supportive for requests by journalists and NGOs to have access to official documents.
Lawyers from across Sub-Saharan Africa gather in Nairobi for Litigation Surgery
From 2 to 4 October 2026, Media Defence, the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center (KHRC) and the Vuka! Coalition for Civic Action brought together 16 lawyers in Nairobi,
Press Freedom Advocates: Tsvetanka Ivanova
In this edition of Press Freedom Advocates, Media Defence speaks with Tsvetanka Ivanova, a media lawyer based in Sofia, about the state of press freedom in Bulgaria ahead of the
Arshad Sharif: Four Years Without Justice
Four years ago, on 23 October 2022, the Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by Kenyan police at a roadblock near Nairobi. Sharif, a news anchor for ARY News,