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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
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
Lawyer Impact Report 2025: A global network of over 300 lawyers defending journalists
Capacity BuildingStrengthening the network Supporting lawyers Part of Media Defence’s mission is to provide support to lawyers who represent journalists.
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
Media Defence and OHCHR Convene Lawyers In San Jose to Strengthen Press Freedom Defences in Latin America
Media Defence and OACNUDH Convene Lawyers in San Jose to Strengthen Press Freedom Defences in Latin America. From June 15-17,
From Nairobi to London: Media Defence Fellow Sumayyah J. Mokku on Defending Press Freedom in Kenya
Media Defence’s Fellowship Programme supports lawyers working on freedom of expression in deepening their skills, broadening their networks, and connecting
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
The Anti-Picket Protocol: Damián Loreti on How Argentina's Press Union is Fighting Back
When Argentine security forces fired a tear gas grenade at a photojournalist covering a Buenos Aires protest in March 2025,
Rwandan Journalist Aimable Karasira Uzaramba Dies on Day of Scheduled Release from Prison
Media Defence is deeply concerned by the death of Rwandan YouTuber and former university lecturer Aimable Karasira Uzaramba, who died under suspicious circumstances on 7 May 2026 — the
Brazil: The law has become a weapon against a free press
This is an English translation of an article published in Folha de S.Paulo on May 3, 2026, for World Press
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