Impact

Peru Congress

Challenging Peru's Anti-NGO Law: The Fight For Independent Journalism 

*The interview in this article was carried out in early 2025, and has been reused for this piece as it

Partner Impact Report 2025: Supporting on the Ground Legal Defence for Journalists

Funded Partner ProgrammeImpact 2025 Stronger Together: Working with Funded Partners in 2025 Established in 2009 our Funded Partner programme supports

El periodista y escritor chileno Weibel, en Santiago, Chile. Cristian Soto Quiroz

After Operation W: Mauricio Weibel’s Six-Year Fight for Justice

Six years after Chile’s military intelligence service illegally wiretapped him, a court has convicted the judge and general responsible, in

Faith-Zaba

'Free at last': Zimbabwe High Court quashes criminal charges against editor Faith Zaba over satirical column

A Zimbabwean high court has thrown out criminal charges against Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, and her publisher,

Mauricio Weibel

Chile Jails Judge and General Who Spied on Journalist Mauricio Weibel 

The below is a translation of Spanish Press Release written by Mauricio Weibel Barahona. In what press freedom organisations are

Mauricio Weibel

Decisión fue adoptada por la justicia chilena 

Leer en inglés aquí Por primera vez en la historia del mundo, un tribunal condena a un juez y un

Group photo of participants to the European Litigation Surgery

Lawyers from Across Europe Gather in Budapest for Media Defence Litigation Surgery

On 9th and 10th June 2026, Media Defence brought together lawyers from across Europe for its latest Litigation Surgery, held

Supporting Partners in Volatile Press Environments: Media Policy Institute, Kyrgyzstan

This interview is from our 2025 Annual Impact Report Press freedom in Kyrgyzstan has deteriorated sharply over the past two

Supporting Partners in Volatile Press Environments: In Conversation with Digital Rights Nepal

This interview is from our 2025 Annual Impact Report In 2025, Nepal’s democratic crisis unfolded both online and in the

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2025 Journalist Impact Survey

EN FR ES 2025 Journalist Impact Survey We’re pleased to publish the findings and observations of our 2025 Journalist Impact

Angola

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

Strategic Support for Legal Defenders of Press Freedom

Working with lawyers Part of Media Defence’s mission is to provide support to lawyers who represent journalists. We do this