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Galina Arapova: media lawyer, human rights defender, “foreign agent”
“If you do your work well, if you are a professional and a decent person – that is what will
The crisis of the twenty-six words that founded the internet
By Lucas Anastácio Mourão, partner at Flora, Matheus & Mangabeira Sociedade de Advogados. The legal solutions devised to combat problems,
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A crise das vinte e seis palavras que fundaram a internet
Lucas Anastácio Mourão, sócio do Flora, Matheus & Mangabeira Sociedade de Advogados. Os problemas apresentados por cada contexto e cada
European Court of Human Rights hands down judgment in Ilıcak v. Turkey (no. 2)
On 14 December 2021 the European Court of Human Rights found violations of the applicant’s rights guaranteed under Articles 5
Meet the Team: Olga Grygorovska, Legal Officer
We interviewed Olga Grygorovska, who recently joined Media Defence as a Legal Officer. Here we ask about her experience in
Are fake news laws the best way to tackle disinformation?
This month, Greece joined a growing list of countries legislating against fake news. The approved amendment to the Penal code
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Kelly Duda: Bad Blood
Kelly Duda originally wrote this piece for Index on Censorship. Kelly Duda is an activist and producer and director of
UK violated journalist’s free speech rights by arresting, charging her under Protection from Harassment Act
The ECtHR has found that the UK violated the right to freedom of expression of a journalist when she was
Strasbourg court’s right to be forgotten decision will impact public interest reporting
In a worrying expansion of the application of the ‘right to be forgotten’ the European Court of Human Rights (the
Media Defence files intervention in ‘Luxleaks’ case at ECtHR Grand Chamber
The ‘Luxleaks’ case Media Defence has filed a third-party intervention in the case of Halet v Luxembourg (also known as