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Meet the Trustees: Interview with Colombian Investigative Reporter, Maria Teresa Ronderos
Welcome to the “Meet the Trustees” blog series. Would you like to introduce yourself? Hello, my name is Maria
Media Defence Files Intervention at Polish court in Case of Journalist ‘Blocked’ from Facebook Page of Local Mayor
Media Defence has filed an intervention in a case before the First Civil Division of the Płock District Court in
Hivos Renews Grant to Media Defence
Media Defence is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a grant by Hivos. As part of the Digital
European Court Finds Turkey Violated the Rights to Liberty and Security and Freedom of Expression of Journalist Murat Aksoy, Detained in the Crackdown Following the July 2016 Attempted Coup
The European Court of Human Rights has held that Turkey violated the Article 5(1) and 10 rights of journalist Murat
We are Hiring: Programme Finance and Compliance Officer
Media Defence is looking for a highly motivated and energetic Programme Finance and Compliance Officer, to perform a variety of
[NOW CLOSED] - Special Call: Funding for a Media Defence Centre in South East Asia
Background Media Defence is a charity, based in London, which provides legal help to journalists, citizen journalists and independent media
Journalist Impact: Interview with Fréderike Geerdink, Dutch Freelance Journalist
Fréderike Geerdink, a Dutch journalist working in Turkey reporting on Kurdish issues, was arrested twice in 2015. On the first
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Consultants: Legal Research Opportunity
In 2017, Media Defence began its Digital Rights Advocates Project (DRAP) which aims to improve the legal environment for freedom
Update on Jovo Martinović’s Case: Montenegro Court Rejects Appeal
On 29 March 2021, the Court of Appeal in Podgorica rejected Jovo Martinović’s appeal and upheld the decision of the
Media Defence Files Case Against Azerbaijan at ECtHR over Bombing of Journalists in Nagorno-Karabakh
Media Defence has today filed a case at the Strasbourg court on behalf of four Armenian citizens following the bombing
Anglophone Journalists in Cameroon Continue to Face State Repression
Since 2016, Cameroon’s Anglophone region has been marred by a cycle of civil unrest and serious human rights violations which
Journalist Impact Survey 2020
In 2020, we carried out our fourth annual Journalist Impact Survey to look at the longer-term impact of our support