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Digital Rights Nepal: Safeguarding Freedom of Expression Online
Welcome to the latest instalment of our Partners blog series. In this series, we interview our partners from around the
Mamunur Rashid Nomani charged with violating Bangladesh's Digital Security Act
Journalist Mamunur Rashid Nomani, editor of the local online news portal Barishal Khobor, has been charged with violating Bangladesh’s Digital
Media Defence extends partnership with three organisations in sub-Saharan Africa
As part of Media Defence’s project Empowering Women in Digital Rights Advocacy, we are building a strong legal defence network
15 Years of Impact: Internet Shutdowns
This year marks Media Defence’s 15th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, we will be taking a look at the ways
Call for Consultants: Modules on Digital Rights and Freedom of Expression in Europe
Purpose of the consultancy contract The purpose of the consultancy contract is to draft nine modules on digital rights and
Kurdish journalists finally released after a year
Fifteen Kurdish journalists, held for over a year on charges related to their work, have been released after a two-day
Cyber Rights and Wrongs: Safeguarding Human Rights Online in Kenya
With the global rise of technology, cyberspace has emerged as a new domain of human activity. We find ourselves being
15 years of Media Defence: Student law clinic defending freedom of expression
By Dr Paolo Cavaliere and Smita Shah Jailed for taking photographs Ngyuen Dang Minh Man (Minh Man) was a social
SLAPPs in South Africa: The Karyn Maughan Case
Private prosecutions are rare in South Africa. That is particularly true when an individual accused in another criminal case prosecutes
European Court of Human Rights issues judgment in Hurbain v Belgium, expanding the application of the ‘right to be forgotten'
On 4 July 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) Grand Chamber delivered its judgment in the case of
European Court of Human Rights issues important judgment on the right to protest in Bryan and others v. Russia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has today issued its decision in the case of Bryan and others v.
Santiago O’Donnell: A landmark judgment for the protection of sources
On 22 June, Santiago O’Donnell won his appeal before the Supreme Court in Argentina, defending his right not to surrender