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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
Evertsson and Andersson v Sweden: Media Defence intervenes in case concerning criminal sanctions for filming the MS Estonia wreck
On 31 July 2026, Media Defence filed a third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights in Evertsson and
Drousiotis v Cyprus: Media Defence intervenes in spyware surveillance case at the European Court of Human Rights
On 9 July 2026, Media Defence filed a third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights in Drousiotis v Cyprus(Application
Hungary: When the GDPR Became a Gag
How the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union turned a six-year thicket of data-protection cases into a paradigm shift for press freedom To understand how
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
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
Case Challenging Impunity in the Killing of Journalist Léo Veras Reaches the IACHR Six Years After His Death
UPDATE | 25 June 2026: The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined the petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human
French Court of Appeal Dismisses Surgeon’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Marsactu and Mediapart
Khadija Ismayilova Secures Win against Azerbaijan at European Court
The European Court of Human Rights has found that the criminal conviction of Khadija Ismayilova, a renowned Azeri journalist and
Danileţ v. Romania: Sanction against Judge over Facebook posts held to Violate Freedom of Expression by ECtHR Grand Chamber
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has held that a disciplinary sanction imposed on the applicant,
Azadliq Newspaper v. Azerbaijan: ECtHR finds Azerbaijan Failed in Press Freedom Case
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Azerbaijan violated the right to freedom of expression of Azadliq, a