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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
European Court rules in pivotal privacy case
Today, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in a key case balancing the
Media Defence Publishes 2015 Annual Review
The past twelve months have seen strong results for the journalists we defended but also a decline in respect for
Azerbaijan admits violating journalist’s rights
The Azerbaijan Government has officially promised to pay compensation for the human rights violations sustained by reporter Agil Khalil. In
Ethiopian court clears Zone9 bloggers
Charges of terrorism were dropped today against four of the remaining ‘Zone9‘ bloggers in Ethiopia who had been charged with
Free Legal Support for Italian Journalists and Bloggers
MLDI and Ossigeno per l’Informazione have established the “Sportello Legale di Ossigeno”, a fund to provide free legal support to
Charlie Hebdo and Hate Speech: Don’t Prosecute the Messenger
Nine months after their offices were attacked by Muslim extremists, Charlie Hebdo’s cartoonists are facing calls for prosecution for allegedly