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Launch of online information sessions: "Legal protection of press cartoonists"

Together with Cartooning for Peace, we are pleased to announce the launch of information sessions designed specifically for cartoonists, as

Convocatoria: Clínica de litigio en libertad de expresión para América Latina

Media Defence abre convocatoria para la participación de abogados y abogadas que trabajan en América Latina en su clínica de

UN body finds Cameroon journalist unlawfully detained and tortured

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) has published an Opinion holding Cameroon responsible for unlawfully detaining prominent investigative

Digital Rights Advocates: Interview with Gosego Rockfall Lekgowe

Introducting Gosego Rockfall Lekgowe Gosego Rockfall Lekgowe met Media Defence through a client and journalist whom he was assisting with

Craig Newmark Philanthropies renews its support

We are delighted to announce that Craig Newmark Philanthropies has presented us with an award of $200,000. Thanks to this

Media Defence is recruiting a trustee

We are recruiting for a Trustee

Media Defence is recruiting a new trustee. The Board of Trustees is jointly and severally responsible for the overall governance

Concita de Gregorio and Marco Travaglio

Court acquits Concita de Gregorio and Marco Travaglio

Court acquits Italian journalists sued by former Prime Minister’s outlet Italian journalists Concita de Gregorio and Marco Travaglio were both

HRNJ-Uganda: challenging violence against journalists

We supported the Uganda-based Human Rights Network of Journalists (HRNJ-Uganda) between 2013 – 2015, and then again in 2018. Our

International Right to Know Day webinar panellists

International Right to Know Day 2021 webinar

This year, the 6th annual International Right to Know Day fell on Tuesday the 28th September. So, to mark the

Lawfuel is a small legal news site in New Zealand

New Zealand news site LawFuel ordered to hand over communication with sources

John Bowie is the publisher of LawFuel, a law news site based in New Zealand. Between April and August 2020,

Find out more about litigation at regional mechanisms in Africa

Reading List: An introduction to litigating at regional mechanisms in Africa

At Media Defence, we’ve created a Training Resource Hub with lots of great resources on digital rights. The Hub covers

El Veinte challenges SLAPPS in Colombia

Fighting SLAPPs in Colombia

Constitutional Court declares law facilitating SLAPPs in Colombia ‘unconstitutional’. In Colombia, there is a 75-year-old law that regulates the conduct