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threats to India woman journalist

Troll Farms and Threats: One Journalist’s Resilience in the Face of an Online Smear Campaign

Warning: Contains descriptions of gender based violence and harassment. Troll Farms and Threats After posting a Twitter (now X) response

Journalist

Media Defence intervenes at ECtHR on question of when entry ban brings journalist within banning state’s jurisdiction

Media Defence has intervened at the ECtHR on a question of when an entry ban brings a journalist within banning

Azerbaijan held liable for blocking Radio Free Europe’s websites by ECtHR

The case relates to the blocking of RFE’s websites in 2017, and was one of four separate cases involving website

anonymity online

Media Defence Files Intervention at European Court to Protect Anonymity Online

Media Defence has filed a third-party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Koumiotis v

Human rights online in Kenya

[Now Closed] Call for Consultants: Independent evaluation of ‘International Network of Internet Freedom Lawyers (INIFL)’ multi-regional project

1. About Media Defence Media Defence’s Vision A world where journalists no longer face legal challenges that threaten their ability

women lawyers

[NOW CLOSED] Call for Applications: Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery for Women Lawyers from South and Southeast Asia

3-5 September 2024, Kathmandu, Nepal Deadline for applications: 8 July 2024 Media Defence is calling for applications from lawyers based

Strategic Support for Legal Defenders of Press Freedom: Our Lawyer Impact Survey

Working with lawyers Part of Media Defence’s mission is to provide support to lawyers who represent journalists. We do this

Luís Roberto Barroso

Brazil: Supreme Court Acts to Prevent the Silencing of Journalists through Judicial Harassment

In a landmark ruling, Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court (STF) has declared judicial harassment of journalists unconstitutional, marking a significant step

Annual Report

Annual Report 2023: Defending Critical Voices under Threat

The Amazon

Guardians of the Amazon: Abraji and FLIP's Joint Report on Journalism in the Region

Our partners, the Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) and the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) have joined forces to

World Press Freedom Day

Strengthening Global Press Freedom: Insights from World Press Freedom Day 2024

A free and independent press serves as the cornerstone of democracy, providing citizens with essential information to understand the world

Subversion

Landmark Ruling: Kenya's High Court Declares Colonial-era Subversion Laws Unconstitutional

Media Defence welcomes the verdict of the High Court in Nakuru, striking down sections of the Kenyan Penal Code which