Strategic Litigation

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Evertsson and Andersson v Sweden: Media Defence intervenes in case concerning criminal sanctions for filming the MS Estonia wreck

On 31 July 2026, Media Defence filed a third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights in Evertsson and

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Drousiotis v Cyprus: Media Defence intervenes in spyware surveillance case at the European Court of Human Rights

On 9 July 2026, Media Defence filed a third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights in Drousiotis v Cyprus(Application

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Hungary: When the GDPR Became a Gag 

How the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union turned a six-year thicket of data-protection cases into a paradigm shift for press freedom  To understand how

Banned, Fined, Imprisoned: Saba Sutidze on Georgia's Press Crackdown

In this edition of Press Freedom Advocates, Media Defence speaks with Saba Sutidze, a human rights and media lawyer at

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Media Defence Files 2 Amicus Briefs at the European Court of Human Rights addressing the dangers of SLAPPs

Media Defence has filed written submissions as a third-party intervener in two separate cases currently before the European Court of

Case Challenging Impunity in the Killing of Journalist Léo Veras Reaches the IACHR Six Years After His Death

UPDATE | 25 June 2026: The Committee to Protect Journalists has joined the petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human

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French Court of Appeal Dismisses Surgeon’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Marsactu and Mediapart

Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal dismissed surgeon Michel Assor’s defamation lawsuit against Marsactu's article published in 2024.
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Khadija Ismayilova Secures Win against Azerbaijan at European Court

The European Court of Human Rights has found that the criminal conviction of Khadija Ismayilova, a renowned Azeri journalist and

Danileţ v. Romania: Sanction against Judge over Facebook posts held to Violate Freedom of Expression by ECtHR Grand Chamber

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has held that a disciplinary sanction imposed on the applicant,

Azadliq Newspaper v. Azerbaijan: ECtHR finds Azerbaijan Failed in Press Freedom Case

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Azerbaijan violated the right to freedom of expression of Azadliq, a

Arshad Sharif: 3 Years On Impunity Persists

Today marks three years since the killing of prominent Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif who was fatally shot at close range

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Watch our Webinar: From Judgments to Justice: Human Rights Bodies vs. Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

On Monday, 3 November 2025, Media Defence held a case-driven conversation on how regional courts and UN mechanisms can help