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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

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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

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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

Read Interview with Sri Lankan Human Rights Lawyer, Manushika Cooray

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

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Watch Our Webinar: Women Journalists Investigating Power

Backlash Without Borders: Women Investigating Power What happens when journalists expose powerful wrongdoing and refuse to look away? For Emilia

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[NOW CLOSED] Call for Applications: Europe Litigation Surgery

Application Deadline: April 15th, 2026 Date: June 8th – 11th, 2026 Location: Budapest, Hungary Media Defence invites applications from lawyers

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Media Defence Files 2 Amicus Briefs at the European Court of Human Rights addressing the dangers of SLAPPs

Media Defence has filed written submissions as a third-party intervener in two separate cases currently before the European Court of

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Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora Released to House Arrest After More than Three Years in Arbitrary Detention 

Guatemalan investigative journalist José Rubén Zamora Marroquín, founder of the now-defunct independent newspaper el Periódico, was released to house arrest

Case Challenging Impunity in the Killing of Journalist Léo Veras Reaches the IACHR Six Years After His Death

UPDATE | 25 June 2026: The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined the petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human

Seis años después del asesinato del periodista Léo Veras, su caso llega a la CIDH ante la falta de justicia

ACTUALIZACIÓN | 25 de junio de 2026: El Comité para la Protección de los Periodistas se ha sumado a la

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French Court of Appeal Dismisses Surgeon’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Marsactu and Mediapart

Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal dismissed surgeon Michel Assor’s defamation lawsuit against Marsactu's article published in 2024.