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From Nairobi to London: Media Defence Fellow Sumayyah J. Mokku on Defending Press Freedom in Kenya
Media Defence’s Fellowship Programme supports lawyers working on freedom of expression in deepening their skills, broadening their networks, and connecting
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
The Anti-Picket Protocol: Damián Loreti on How Argentina's Press Union is Fighting Back
When Argentine security forces fired a tear gas grenade at a photojournalist covering a Buenos Aires protest in March 2025,
Rwandan Journalist Aimable Karasira Uzaramba Dies on Day of Scheduled Release from Prison
Media Defence is deeply concerned by the death of Rwandan YouTuber and former university lecturer Aimable Karasira Uzaramba, who died under suspicious circumstances on 7 May 2026 — the
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