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[Now Closed] We're Hiring: Grants Officer

Location: Hybrid / London We combine home working and office-based working to suit individual and organisational needs. This post requires

[Now Closed] We're Hiring: Legal Officer

Location: Hybrid / London We combine home working and office-based working to suit individual and organisational needs. This post requires

Imran Aliyev

Media Defence Files ECtHR Case Against Azerbaijan’s Unlawful Detention of Journalist Imran Aliyev Ahead of COP29

Media Defence has filed a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) against Azerbaijan on behalf of journalist

Black History Month

Black History Month: Celebrating Black Women-Led Organisations Advancing Freedom of Expression

This Black History Month, we’re proud to highlight two inspiring Black women-led organisations that are dedicated to safeguarding and advancing

Photo: Journalists’ Union of Turkey, TGS

Yet another tool of repression: Turkey’s looming “foreign agent” law targets civil society and free expression

Article written by Veysel Ok, leading lawyer for freedom of speech and media and co-Director of our partner MLSA. Veysel

Defender

Legal Threats Against Lawyers Protecting Journalists: Preliminary Findings

As ‘lawfare’ against journalists escalates in intensity and complexity, lawyers play a critical role in safeguarding free and independent media.
Nepal

Year in Review: Our Partnership with Digital Rights Nepal

Media Defence funds partner organisations as part of our global efforts to strengthen legal protection of journalists. This aims to

Argentina: Recent Decree

Argentina: Decreto restringe el acceso a la información pública y vulnera la libertad de expresión

Read in English Este artículo fue preparado para Media Defence por la Fundación Transparencia Activa, una ONG argentina que trabaja

Argentina: Recent Decree

Argentina: Recent Decree Threatens Access to Public Information and Undermines Freedom of Expression

Leer en español This article was kindly written for Media Defence by Fundación Transparencia Activa, an Argentine NGO that promotes

kyrgyz

Kyrgyz journalists jailed as crackdown on freedom of expression intensifies

In October 2024, a court in Bishkek convicted two investigative journalists from the Kyrgyz investigative group Temirov Live and its

Webinar on Borderless Repression: Transnational Threats to Journalists in the European Landscape

Borderless Repression: Transnational threats to Journalists in the European Landscape Authoritarian regimes and powerful non-state actors are extending their reach

Ctrl+Alt+Defend: Exploring Legal Strategies Against Online Harassment of Journalists

Date: 23rd September Time: 1pm BST Location: Online Webinar Language: English / Romanian / Portuguese / French (Simultaneous translation into