Media Defence Annual Report 2025

Paris Court of Appeals reopens Ariane Lavrilleux’s case

The French investigative journalist has faced years of legal proceedings following the publication of the ‘Egypt Papers’, an investigation that exposed a covert French intelligence operation in Egypt and alleged

Call for Applications: Sub-Saharan Africa Litigation Surgery 

Application Deadline: July 27th, 2026 The application deadline, originally set for 31st July 2026, has been brought forward. Due to the exceptionally high volume of applications received, the call will

Chile Jails Judge and General Who Spied on Journalist Mauricio Weibel 

The below is a translation of Spanish Press Release written by Mauricio Weibel Barahona. In what press freedom organisations are calling an unprecedented ruling, a court has convicted a judge

A free press is essential for the protection of human rights.