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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

Laura McCartan joins Media Defence as our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

Meet the Team: Laura McCartan, MEL Officer

We caught up with Laura McCartan, who recently joined Media Defence as our Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer. She talks

News outlet Las Volcánicas comprises Matilde de Los Milagros Londoño and Catalina Ruiz-Navarro.

Las Volcánicas: sued for reporting on allegations of sexual abuse

Matilde de Los Milagros Londoño and Catalina Ruiz-Navarro are two Colombian journalists, founders of the news outlet Las Volcánicas. After

NetBlocks.org has captured the shutdown in Guinea in real-time

Guinea: Our Application Following the Internet Shutdowns

Media Defence files application to ECOWAS Court against Guinea following government-ordered internet shutdowns Media Defence has filed an application to

NetBlocks.org has captured the shutdown in Guinea in real-time

Guinée: Media Defence Dépose une Requête suite aux Coupures d'Internet

Media Defence dépose une requête devant la Cour de Justice de la CEDEAO contre la Guinée suite aux coupures d’internet

Nigerian Twitter ban case has been adjourned

ECOWAS Court Adjourns Nigeria Twitter Case

The ECOWAS Court has joined four cases, including a case filed by Media Defence on behalf of nine applicants, challenging

Solomon Okedara from Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative (DRLI)

Interview with Solomon Okedara from Digital Rights Lawyers Initiative (DRLI)

Welcome to the Digital Rights Advocates Blog Series, where we hear from lawyers litigating digital rights in sub-Saharan Africa. Digital