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Media Defence round-up
Read about our training and capacity-building programmes and our free legal resources. Learn more about our latest emergency defence and straegic litigation cases or watch our webinar on internet shutdowns in Latin America. |
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The team at Media Defence plays a unique role in the press freedom community in terms of training lawyers to support journalists. It's an area that is very specialized and important
to the journalist safety ecosystem. |
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What kind of training and capacity-building does Media Defence provide?
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We strengthen the capacity of lawyers worldwide to defend journalists and freedom of expression by running litigation surgeries and sharing essential free resources. |
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Litigation surgeries
These are three day events that bring together lawyers from different regions. What do these aim to achieve?
Practical Tools: They equip lawyers with practical resources for addressing evolving threats to media freedom.
Peer Learning Networks: They facilitate
connections among lawyers in the same subregions, enabling the exchange of experiences and insights.
Long-Term Collaboration: They serve as a
starting point for sustained partnerships with
Media Defence. |
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Resource Hub
Our Resource Hub offers 250+ legal resources, spanning digital rights, censorship, internet access restrictions, and defamation. The Hub provides free, accessible, and searchable content for seamless iintegration into legal briefs.
Accessible in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German, since 2022, our resources have garnered over 300,000 global views.
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Strengthening networks: Our most recent litigation surgery in South East Asia
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In October, our team held our latest litigation surgery in Malaysia, bringing together 18 participants from 8 different countries in South East Asia. Litigation surgeries celebrate open dialogue and aim to enhance the confidence of lawyers working on digital rights and freedom of expression in the region. |
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Media Defence partners with Propuesta Civica
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We are excited to announce that we are partnering with the Research and Training Center Propuesta Cívica (CIC Propuesta Cívica).
Propuesta Cívica is a Mexican organisation with the mission of defending human rights and freedom of expression in Mexico.
They provide comprehensive support for human rights defenders and journalists at risk due to their work, as well as advocacy for public policies and applied research on human rights issues. |
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Funded Partners
We provide grants and technical support to organisations around the world who provide legal support directly to journalists in their countries. In 2022 we awarded £320,022.20 in grants to partner organisations to run Media Defence Centres.
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LPM Lintas: Indonesian student magazine shut down after reporting on sexual harassment investigation
Media Defence is supporting four of the student journalists, who subsequently filed an application to the Administrative Court to overturn the University's decision to shut down the magazine.
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Claudia Duque: Former DAS agent convicted for torture of Colombian journalist
Media Defence have stood alongside Claudia Julieta Duque in her pursuit for justice for many years. We are proud to have supported this specific appeal in the DAS agent's case.
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Stay Safe Online: Useful Guide for journalists
Writer and Advocate of the High Court of Kenya,
Lilian
Olivia
Orero, provides strategies that journalists can use to help them stay safe online amidst ever advancing threats in the digital world.
READ ARTICLE |
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STRATEGIC LITIGATION NEWS |
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Prominent Georgian journalist and politician Nika Gvaramia brings complaint to the ECtHR
In October 2023, Media Defence filed Nika Gvaramia’s case at the European Court of
Human Rights, challenging his unlawful detention and the denial of his right to a fair trial.
READ HERE
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ECOWAS Court condemns internet shutdown in Guinea
In November, the ECOWAS court issued a decision in a case filed by Media Defence, condemning internet shutdowns and social media blocking during political protests in Guinea.
This is an important development for freedom of expression and digital rights, reaffirming that internet shutdowns are unlawful and violate the right to freedom of expression.
READ HERE
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What is an internet shutdown or disruption and what forms do they take? What damage can it do to freedom of expression and the right to protest? How can legal protections be put in place to prevent abuses of these rights?
The panellists discuss these questions as well as strategies and case studies from across Latin America.
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