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Protection Order Against South African Journalist Thomo Nkgadima Set Aside: The Campaign for Free Expression Warns of Rising Misuse of Harassment Laws
Media Defence and the Campaign for Free Expression (CFE), welcome the decision of the Praktiseer Magistrates’ Court in Limpopo to
Press Freedom Advocates: Tornavoz’s Charlene Nagae on Journalism, Lawsuits and Solidarity in Brazil
'The Real Danger is if we Let Fear Win': Hungary’s Pride Ban and the Shrinking Space for Dissent
Update: The article below the line was written before the Pride march on 28 June. The first few paragraphs have
Stronger Together: Working with Funded Partners in 2024
Established in 2009 our Funded Partner programme supports local legal centres worldwide that focus on the defence of journalists. We
Colombia's Constitutional Court overturns the blocking by a government agency against a journalist on X
This article was kindly written for Media Defence by Laura Urrego, Project Coordinator at El Veinte. On 16 August 2023,
Over 7,000 Threats to Journalists in Less than Two Decades: Focus on Italy with Ossigeno per l’Informazione
We recently interviewed our longstanding partner, Ossigeno per l’Informazione (Ossigeno) to discuss the current situation for press freedom in Italy.
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
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
Judicial Harassment In Latin America: The Phenomenon Of Silencing Without Killing
This article was kindly written for us by our partner Propuesta Cívica, in Mexico. Leer en español “I sued the
Acoso judicial o el fenómeno de silenciar sin matar
This article is written by our partner Propuesta Cívica based in Mexico. Read the article in English “Demandé al periodista,
From Consensus to Censorship: How Wartime Measures in Ukraine Are Eroding Press Freedom
As we near 30 months since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022, we spoke with our
Spotlight on Hungary: Fighting Back against Pegasus, a Tool of Transnational Oppression
Media freedom in Hungary has significantly declined since the Fidesz party led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán came to power.