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Strengthening networks:2023 Litigators Convening in South Africa
At the beginning of September, our team held our latest women-only litigators convening in South Africa, which brought together 23 participants from 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

With a mixture of speakers, presentations, and round table discussions, the convening celebrated open dialogue and learning, deepening understandings of current challenges in digital rights and freedom of expression.

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EVENTS

Global Conferences

FIFAfrica23: Panel discussion on safeguarding digital rights

Our team attended the 10th annual Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa hosted by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy

for East and Southern Africa. Our legal director, Wiebke Hangstdiscussed collaborative responses to challenges facing freedom of expression in

Africa on the 29th Sept.

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GIJC23: Panel discussion on SLAPPs and how to fight back

Our CEO, Carlos Gaio co-hosted a session at the tenth Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Sweden. The panel discussed the increasing use

of lawsuits by powerful actors to silence and

harass reporters as well as exploring methods

to fight back.

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PARTNERS

Extending our partnership with three excellent media defence centres in sub-Saharan Africa

We are excited to announce that we have extended our partnership with [6] Campaign for Free Expression(CFE), [7] Collectif des Associations Contre l'Impunite au Togo(CACIT) and [8] Volunteers for Sustainable Development in Africa(VOSIEDA).

We are proud to support the integral work that these centres do to protect and promote freedom of expression. As threats and attacks on journalists and civil society actors become increasingly prevalent their provision of legal defence and social support is essential.

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NEWS

Recent Articles

Mamunur Rashid Nomani: Press Freedom in Bangladesh Under Scrutiny

Journalist Mamunur Rashid Nomani, has been charged with violating Bangladesh’s Digital Security Act.

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Kurdish journalists finally released after a year

Fifteen Kurdish journalists,

held for over a year on charges related to their work, have

been released after a

two-day hearing.

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Cyber Rights and Wrongs: Safeguarding Human Rights Online in Kenya

Ease of access to information in cyberspace is contributing to an increase in privacy breaches and data leaks in Kenya.

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NEWS

Celebrating One Year of LNJAR
The Legal Network for Journalists at Risk was established one year ago!

Journalists and independent media are in need of particular protection as they play a key role in defending this human right.

Our network with Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Committee to Protect Journalists and eighteen member organisations coordinates legal support for journalists to protect the critical work

that they do.

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15 YEARS OF MEDIA DEFENCE

15 years of impact: Internet shutdowns
This year marks Media Defence’s 15th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone,

we are taking a look at the ways in which freedom of expression has been threatened around the world, and how we have sought to protect it.

Internet shutdowns are used by states to limit opposition and disarm dissent.

These throttling or blocking measures often coincide with critical political events,

such as elections or protests.

Media Defence was one of the first organisations to litigate against internet

shutdowns, having challenged them since 2017. We have financially supported

or litigated around 20 instances of internet shutdowns or web blocking in

nine countries across four continents.
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