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To mark our 15 year anniversary, we have created a dynamic timeline, charting our milestones in championing press freedom and safeguarding journalists’ rights globally. |
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Meet our Trustees:
Elizabeth Rivera Rivas |
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I believe freedom of expression is what distinguishes us as humans. So defending it is in many ways the foundation of defending every other human right. This is why Media Defence's mission is key, and I’m super happy that I joined your team.
- Elizabeth Rivera Rivas |
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Spotlight on Turkey: In conversation with MLSA about deteriorating press freedom
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The precarious state of press freedom in Turkey, entwined with a deteriorating democratic environment, poses significant challenges to journalists.
In response to these threats, or partner, the Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), actively defends press freedom and human rights through legal defence and advocating for journalists’ rights.
We spoke with co-founder of MLSA, Barış Altıntaş, about MLSA’s crucial work and the situation for journalists in Turkey.
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Partnership with Propuesta Cívica: Defending Journalists at Risk in Mexico
We are proud to partner with the human rights and freedom of expression organisation, Propuesta Cívica, in Mexico.
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15 Years of Impact: Violence against Journalists
Every year, journalists are subjected to violence for carrying out their essential work. Since our foundation in 2008, we have been litigating and financially supporting cases of violence against journalists before courts across the world.
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Clare Rewcastle Brown: Media Defence Condemns Prison Sentence
British journalist
Clare Rewcastle Brown, editor of the Sarawak Report, has been sentenced in Malaysia to two years in absentia for her reporting on corruption.
This ruling comes as a shock with no prior notification was given to her or her legal team.
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As the world gears up for a historic super-election year, journalists stand on the frontlines, committed to delivering vital news despite facing unprecedented challenges.
We are excited to announce our upcoming webinar in collaboration with the International Women's Media Foundation: Voices at Risk - Journalist Safety during the 2024 Super-Election Year
🗓 Date: 29.02.2024
🕜 Time: 13:30 GMT | 20:30pm ET
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Media Defence selects: What we are reading, watching and listening to.
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🎙️ Tough Laugh x Tough Law Podcast: This is the first episode of the Tough Laugh x Tough Law podcast, by Cartooning for Peace, featuring our legal director, Pádraig Hughes. The podcast explores the stories of press cartoonists and the dangers they face to make us laugh – and think.
📹 #Historias Que Sobreviven: The acclaimed campaign by our partner Propuesta Cívica, that seeks to make visible the last minutes of life, as well as the stories investigated by Mexican journalists that allegedly were the cause of their murder.
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