News
Media Defence's Partner FLIP Receives Prestigious Award in Colombia
On 27 November, Media Defence’s partner Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP) was awarded journalist of the year at
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Protects Freedom of Expression in Venezuelan Criminal Defamation Case
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) delivered its judgment on the case of Tulio Álvarez v Venezuela. The judgment
Award-winning Egyptian Photojournalist Shawkan Subject to Draconian “Police Observation” Probation Measures
Media Defence has filed an update to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in connection with the ongoing detention
European Court of Human Rights Finds Hungary’s Refusal to Allow Journalist Access to Asylum Seekers’ Centre Interfered with Press Freedom
The European Court of Human Rights has held that a refusal to grant a journalist access to an asylum seeker
2018 Annual Report: Ten Years of Media Defence
Download our 2018 annual report (pdf) In 2018 Medial Defence turned ten years old. Our 2018 annual report reflects
Microsite Celebrates 10 Years of Media Defence
In 2018 Media Defence turned ten years old. Along with our 2018 annual report, we’re taking a moment to look
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Applications: Southern African Digital Rights & Online Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery
Call for Applications Southern African Digital Rights & Online Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery 26-30 August 2019, Johannesburg, South Africa
Two Colombian Officials Sentenced to 30 and 40 Years for Crimes Committed Against Jineth Bedoya
On 6 May 2019, Alejandro Cárdenas Orozco and Jesús Emiro Pereira Rivera were sentenced to 30 and 40 years respectively
[NOW CLOSED] Call for Applications: West Africa Digital Rights and Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery
Call for Applications: West Africa Digital Rights and Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery 1 – 5 July 2019 in Accra,
Mapping Digital Rights and Online Freedom of Expression in East, West, and Southern Africa
Media Defence has published a new report, Mapping digital rights and freedom of expression in East, West and Southern Africa.
Italian Investigative Journalist Acquitted of Unfounded Libel Charges
A Rome court has acquitted freelance investigative journalist Raffaella Cosentino of aggravated libel. The charges were brought against her for
Free Speech Organisations Submit Amicus Brief in Inter-American Court of Human Rights Case on Criminal Defamation
Media Defence and seven other free speech organisations have today filed an amicus brief before the Inter-American Court of Human