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Media Defence et l’Impact Lab pour l’Etat de droit de Stanford Law School saisissent la Cour de justice de la CEDEAO contre les coupures d’internet ordonnées par l’Etat sénégalais

Le recours au nom d’AfricTivistes et de deux journalistes sénégalais vise à obtenir des mesures provisoires pour empêcher de nouvelles

Media Defence and SLS’s Rule of Law Impact Lab File Case Before ECOWAS Court Challenging Senegal Internet Shutdowns

Filing on behalf of AfricTivistes and Two Senegalese Journalists Seeks Interim Measures to Prevent Internet Shutdowns.   READ IN FRENCH

Clare Rewcastle Brown: Media Defence Condemns Prison Sentence

Media Defence condemns today’s prison sentence imposed, in absentia, on Clare Rewcastle Brown, the founder and editor of the Sarawak

Focus on Turkey: Arbitrary Arrests and Abuse of the Legal System

The precarious state of press freedom in Turkey, entwined with a deteriorating democratic environment, poses significant challenges to journalists. Increasingly

Voices at Risk: Journalist Safety during the Super-Election Year

On February 29th, 2024, we hosted a webinar to explore the impact of elections on freedom of expression and journalist

Partnership with Propuesta Cívica: defending journalists at risk in Mexico

We are proud to partner with the human rights and freedom of expression organisation, Propuesta Cívica, in Mexico. Year after

Meet the Trustees: Communications Expert and Human Rights Ambassador, Elizabeth Rivera Rivas

We caught up with Elizabeth Rivera Rivas, a communications expert, dedicated human rights ambassador and Trustee at Media Defence. Elizabeth

15 Years of Media Defence: A Visual Timeline

Our Impact For 15 years, Media Defence have provided crucial legal support to journalists, citizen journalists, cartoonists, and independent media

15 Years of Impact: Violence against Journalists

This year marks Media Defence’s 15th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, we are looking at the ways in which freedom

Chutima Sidasathian: Unveiling Corruption in Thailand

Thai reporter, Chutima Sidasathian, has dedicated herself to reporting on corruption and the plights of rural communities and refugees. This

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LPM Lintas: Indonesian student magazine shut down after reporting on sexual harassment investigation

At the State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) in Ambon, Indonesia, student magazine LPM Lintas was shut down in March

Claudia Julieta Duque: Ex agente del DAS condenado por torturas a periodista colombiana

Durante años, la periodista Claudia Julieta Duque fue sometida a una prolongada campaña de tortura psicológica a manos de la