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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 Hào, 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
Call for Applications: East Africa Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery
Call for Applications: East Africa Freedom of Expression Litigation Surgery 8 – 11 August 2016, Kampala, Uganda The Media Legal
European Court clarifies intermediary liability standard
On 2 February 2016, the Fourth Section of European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgment on intermediary
The world must not forget the jailed journalists of Ethiopia
Today, on International Human Rights Day, the Ethiopian journalist Eskinder Nega, who was convicted on trumped up terrorism charges, will
International Delegation calls on Indonesian President to Address Media Freedom Concerns
Jakarta, November 13, 2015— An international delegation of media and freedom of expression organisations met with the Indonesian government to
Malaysian Federal Court confirms lifting cartoon ban
Malaysia’s Federal Court yesterday confirmed an earlier decision by the Court of Appeal to lift the ban on two cartoon
Grand Chamber challenges male-oriented view on keeping silence over mistress and lovechild in pivotal privacy case
Blog post by Dirk Voorhoof * The Grand Chamber’s judgment delivered on 10 November 2015 in Couderc and Hachette