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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 by Kenyan police at a roadblock near Nairobi. According to the authorities, police opened fire on the car Sharif was travelling in after allegedly mistaking it for a stolen vehicle they were pursuing. However, the…
Webinar: From Judgments to Justice: Human Rights Bodies vs. Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8QXG8zLOsY&list=PLQLf3XioEGCJDBLwI8uUkNaMpDmidp9Np&index=1&t=2968s[/embed] On Monday, 3 November 2025, Media Defence held a case-driven conversation on how regional courts and UN mechanisms can help in reducing impunity for crimes against journalists - and why achieving strong legal precedents and their implementation remain both an important tool as well as an ongoing challenge. Litigating cases of violence against journalists…
Media Defence amicus filed at ECtHR in Georgia Foreign Agent Law case
Media Defence has filed a third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights (‘ECtHR’) in the case of Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association and Others v. Georgia. The case concerns a challenge to the Transparency on Foreign Influence Law which requires NGOs, print and broadcast media that receive a certain percentage of their annual income…
Media Defence Submits Amicus Brief in Atresmedia v. Spain before the European Court of Human Rights
On 21 August 2025, Media Defence submitted an amicus curiae brief to the European Court of Human Rights in the case Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación S.A. v. Spain (Application no. 29807/25). The case concerns the decision of the Spanish electoral authorities to prohibit Atresmedia, a private television broadcaster, from airing a political debate on its own…
Protecting Democracy Without Silencing Dissent: Media Defence submits written observations to the IACHR
On June 23, Media Defence submitted its written observations to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in response to the request for an advisory opinion presented by the Republic of Guatemala on “Democracy and its Protection under the Inter-American System of Human Rights.” Media Defence addressed the essential role of freedom of expression in the…
Media Defence files submissions at ECtHR in hate speech case against France
Media Defence has filed a third party intervention at the ECtHR in the case of Kabtane v France. The applicant in this case alleges a violation of his article 8 Convention rights because the author of the social media post containing alleged hate speech escaped a criminal conviction. Media Defence’s written comments address concerns about…