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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: ClÃnica 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 clÃnica 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
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
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 2021 webinar
This year, the 6th annual International Right to Know Day fell on Tuesday the 28th September. So, to mark the
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,
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
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