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The Power of International Law

  The international human rights system is not broken—we just need to make it work better. In December 2014, Ivan

Project assistant vacancy

Work at Media Defence - Case and Project Support Officer

The Media Legal Defence Initiative is looking for a Case and Project Support Officer to strengthen its team. This is

Major Challenges to Fundamental Right of Freedom of Speech in Pakistan

  Pakistan’s founding fathers were schooled in the British legal tradition. Jinnah was a Lincoln’s Inn barrister of great renown

“No Case To Answer” for Gambian Journalists

The Banjul Magistrates Court acquitted and discharged Sainey Mk Marenah, a freelance journalist, and Musa S. Sheriff, editor-in-chief of The

Lesotho journalists win right to start newspaper

The Lesotho Court of Appeal has ruled that three journalists who had been banned from working following a dispute with

Media Defence publishes 2014 Annual Review

This year, with the imprisonment of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt on false news charges, press freedom issues made

Open justice victory in Ugandan case

On 20 October 2014, the High Court of Uganda ordered that the trial of Ronald Poteri, a police detective accused

Challenging the Constitutionality of Criminal Defamation

  Former journalist of the Sowetan, Cecil Motsepe, wrote a series of articles in 2009 about the allegedly racist conduct

Marshal Muchende on getting Zambia's "false news" law struck down

  The 4th of December 2014 was a defining moment in Zambian legal history. In a landmark judgment, High Court

Three upcoming court decisions that could change the face of the African press

  The first US-Africa summit was held in early August, focusing on trade and investment opportunities across the continent. While

Richard Clayton: The Curious Case of Kennedy v Charity Commission

On 26 March 2014 the Supreme Court gave a lengthy judgment in Kennedy v Charity Commission [2014] UKSC 20, running

Azeri journalist seeks justice at ECHR

  Internationally renowned journalist Khadija Ismayilova has complained to the European Court of Human Rights about the unwillingness of the