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Media Defence Mourns Former Trustee, Olexiy Solohubenko

It was with great sadness that Media Defence heard of the death of its former trustee, the journalist, Olexiy Solohubenko.

Partners: How Human Rights Platform Has Used Strategic Litigation to Defend Press Freedom in Ukraine

Since 2017, Media Defence has worked in partnership with the Human Rights Platform (HRP), to provide legal defence to journalists

Media Defence Partners with Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism

As part of our work to help build a strong global legal defence network for independent media, Media Defence is

Dow Jones Foundation Renews Media Defence Grant Award

Media Defence is pleased to announce that the Dow Jones Foundation has decided to renew their support for our legal

European Court Finds Turkey Violated Cumhuriyet Journalists’ Rights to Liberty and Security, Freedom of Expression, Detained in the Crackdown Following July 2016 Coup

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held that Turkey violated the Article 5(1)(c) and 10 rights of ten

Partners: Hanifi Baris of TOHAV on Defending Press Freedom in Turkey

Welcome to the latest instalment of our ‘Partners’ blog series. In this series, we interview some of our partners from

Media Defence Awarded Grant from UNESCO

UNESCO has awarded Media Defence a grant of $35,000 as part of the Global Media Defence Fund. The Global Media

UN Working Group Confirms Involvement of Thailand and Viet Nam in Unlawful Rendition and Detention of Vietnamese Journalist

In an Opinion published today, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (the UNWGAD) has found Thailand and Viet Nam

Digital Rights Advocates: Interview with Rwandan Lawyer Louis Gitinywa

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

[NOW CLOSED] Opportunity: Project Assistant (French-Speaking), Digital Rights Advocates Project

Media Defence is a charity that provides legal defence to journalists, citizen journalists and independent media worldwide who are under

IFEX-ALC, Media Defence and RSF Support FLIP and Journalist Diana Díaz Against State Harassment in Colombia

IFEX-ALC, Media Defence and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) oppose all acts of intimidation from the Colombia Prosecutor General’s against the

IFEX-ALC, Media Defence Y Reporteros Sin Fronteras apoyan a la FLIP y a la periodista Diana Díaz contra el acoso del estado colombiano

IFEX-ALC, Media Defence y Reporteros Sin Fronteras (RSF) rechazan los actos de intimidación realizados por la Fiscalía General de Colombia