Free Legal Support for Italian Journalists and Bloggers

MLDI and Ossigeno per l’Informazione have established the “Sportello Legale di Ossigeno”, a fund to provide free legal support to Italian journalists and bloggers. For more information and how to apply for support see: http://bit.ly/1KPcfnQ.

Media Legal Defence Initiative e Ossigeno per l’informazione hanno aperto lo “Sportello Legale di Ossigeno” per fornire assistenza legale gratuita a giornalisti che sono gravati da procedimenti giudiziari. Leggi di più: http://bit.ly/1KPcfnQ.

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Media Defence has filed a claim against Cameroon at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in the case of Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Abuwe Ajiekha, popularly known as Samuel Wazizi.   In August 2019, Wazizi was arrested in

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Human Rights Day 2025: Spotlighting Three Journalists Whose Courage Endures

Each year on the 10th of December, Human Rights Day commemorates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its protection of fundamental freedoms, including the right to freedom of expression.

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