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Media Defence amicus filed at ECtHR in Georgia Foreign Agent Law case
Media Defence has filed a third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights (‘ECtHR’) in the case of Georgian
Sub-Saharan Africa Litigation Surgery: Strengthening Legal Defences for Press Freedom
“Since we launched these legal defence workshops – what we call litigation surgeries – in 2015, more than 400 lawyers
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Media Defence Submits Amicus Brief in Atresmedia v. Spain before the European Court of Human Rights
On 21 August 2025, Media Defence submitted an amicus curiae brief to the European Court of Human Rights in the
[CLOSED] Call for Applications: Media Defence Asia Pacific Litigation Surgery
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Strengthening Networks of Women Lawyers Around the World
Since 2021, Media Defence is strengthening legal communities of women lawyers who are working to defend, promote, and strengthen freedom
“Our Laws Must Work for All”: Supreme Court Strengthens Nigerians’ Right to Information
Earlier this year, Nigeria’s Supreme Court affirmed that the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act applies across all levels of government
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Blogger Delfina Silvano’s fight against colonial-era incitement laws in Angola
In an encouraging ruling, the Tribunal da Relação de Benguela (Court of Appeal) in Angola dismissed the ‘rebellion’ case against
Protecting Democracy Without Silencing Dissent: Media Defence submits written observations to the IACHR
On June 23, Media Defence submitted its written observations to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in response to the
“Good information saves lives”: Lawyer & Journalist Nadine Kampire on Combatting Disinformation in the DRC
In the latest instalment of our Press Freedom Advocates Series – which highlights the stories of lawyers defending journalists worldwide