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Landmark European Court Judgment is Victory for Access to Information
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, in a judgment published today, has recognised that a right
The National Security Laws Used To Silence Journalists in Myanmar and Vietnam
Two cases that form the basis of Petitions to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, submitted by the freedom
A Victory in the Fight for Freedom of Expression in Vietnam
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has called for the release of a Vietnamese photojournalist, Mihn Man Dang Nguyen,
Persecution of journalists: the Gambia brought before ECOWAS Court
Oral arguments were heard on 11 October 2016, at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice sitting in Abuja, in a
Media Defence welcomes its new Legal Director
London, 5 September 2016 – The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) today announced the appointment of Pádraig Hughes as Legal
12 Lawyers graduate Media Defence East Africa Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery in Kampala, Uganda
12 lawyers from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda completed a four-day legal training on freedom of expression in East Africa,
Alaa Abd El Fattah must be released, says UN group
Egyptian human rights activist and blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah, currently serving five years in prison for his participation in
Vietnam bloggers jailed for human rights reporting must be released
Bloggers Nguyễn Hữu Vinh and Ngô Hà o, are both currently serving sentences in Vietnamese prisons for their online reporting of
African Court landmark ruling on criminal libel: Burkinabe journalist awarded compensation
On 3 June 2016, Burkinabé journalist Lohé Issa Konaté was awarded $70,000 in compensation for the harm he suffered as
Journalist Khadija Ismayilova released from prison in Azerbaijan
On 25 May 2016, award-winning Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova was released from prison in Azerbaijan. Through her courageous reporting, Khadija
The Gambia: imperilled free press seek urgent help from ECOWAS Court
The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will hold a hearing in Cote d’Ivoire
Media Defence asks ECtHR to strengthen protection for intermediaries
The Media Legal Defence Initiative has co-ordinated a coalition of eight interveners who have urged the European Court of Human