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In fear of cartoons
The January and February 2015 shootings in Denmark and France in which cartoonists, journalists, a film maker, police officers and
Media Defence Intervenes in Pivotal Privacy Case
Years after French, German and English media revealed that Monaco’s reigning monarch, Prince Albert II, had an illegitimate child, the
Call for Malaysian authorities to drop charges against cartoonist Zunar
The Media Legal Defence Initiative joins Article 19, English PEN, Index on Censorship and PEN International in calling on the
Burundi Journalists' Union v Attorney-General of Burundi: a positive judgment in the midst of a crisis
On 15 May 2015, the East African Court of Justice (the “EACJ”) delivered its judgment in Burundi Journalists Union
Lost in the Web: Navigating the Legal Maze Online
A few weeks ago in Berlin, I spoke at re:publica about threats to free speech online such as technical censorship,
To Be or Not to Be Anonymous: How Should Bloggers Decide?
Should you be anonymous online? If you were giving advice to a blogger, independent journalist, or online activist on
Can the right to freedom of expression justify the reporting about Monaco’s reigning monarch’s illegitimate child?
Today, the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR held a hearing in the case of Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi Associés v.
Re:Baltica defeats frivolous defamation claim
The Latvian courts have upheld a journalistic website’s right to report on stories of widespread money laundering. The Baltic Centre
Azerbaijani journalist, Khadija Ismayilova, remains in prison in ever-increasing crackdown on freedom of expression
Three months after her arrest on 5 December 2014, award-winning Azerbaijani journalist, Khadija Ismayilova, remains in prison without trial
ECtHR Vindicates Hidden Camera’s Role in Watchdog Journalism
Haldimann and Others v Switzerland, a decision of the European Court of Human Rights (the “ECtHR”) published on 24 February
Vietnamese Photojournalist Continues Hunger Strike After Four Years Behind Bars
Young photo journalist Minh Man Dang Nguyen has been on hunger strike for prolonged periods of time in recent months
Renowned Chinese Human Rights Lawyer Still Detained After 10 Months
Prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who was arrested on 4 May 2014, has now spent ten months in detention