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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

(English in thread) No Dia Internacional da Liberdade de Imprensa, o nosso CEO @cegaio.bsky.social e Ana Carol Moreno, da Abraji, escreveram um artigo de opinião na Folha de S. Paulo sobre como a lei se tornou uma arma contra a imprensa livre. Leia aqui: bit.ly/4tYXHiw

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Our 2025 Annual Impact Report is out! 800+ cases. 86 countries. A 133% rise since 2021. This is a snapshot of the declining levels of press freedom but also a testament to what journalists can do when they don’t face legal threats alone. Explore here: www.mediadefence.org/news/media-d...

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

"Press freedom is collapsing fast" our CEO @cegaio.bsky.social, told the Washington Post's, Liam Scott ahead of #WPFD this Sunday. From Azerbaijan to Brazil the scale and sophistication of legal harassment is staggering. Read the full interview here: www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/...

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Each year we ask some of the journalists we've supported to share their experiences. Their feedback shapes how we work. This year, 23 journalists from 14 countries responded. 95% have continued reporting since their case closed. We are grateful to everyone who took part. 👉 bit.ly/4vjdkCC

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🚨 Call for Applications: Europe Litigation Surgery 📍 Budapest 📅 8–11 June 2026 ⏳ Deadline: 8 April For lawyers in Europe working on #FreedomOfExpression ⚖️ ✔️ Expert-led sessions ✔️ Case-based learning ✔️ Travel & accommodation covered Apply now 👉 www.mediadefence.org/news/call-fo...

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The dangers of SLAPPs: Media Defence has filed two interventions at the ECtHR in Meskhidze v. Georgia and Paučinac v. Serbia, raising urgent questions about the misuse of legal proceedings to silence public interest speech. 🔗 Read the full submissions: www.mediadefence.org/news/media-d...

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Media Defence Files 2 Amicus Briefs at the European Court of Human Rights addressing the dangers of SLAPPs - Media Defence

Media Defence has filed written submissions as a third-party intervener in two separate cases currently before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), each raising distinct but related questions a...

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

73% of women journalists say they have experienced online violence related to their work. And increasingly, that violence does not stay online.Yet women journalists continue holding powerful actors to account. 📅 Stayed tuned for info about our Instagram Live on 27 Mar. #WomenInvestigatingPower

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Watch "The General", Laura Brickman's documentary on the rise of Tô Lâm and Vietnam's surveillance and crackdown on human rights. Media Defence's Wiebke Hangst moderates a panel with exiled lawyer Nguyễn Văn Đài and journalist Lê Trung Khoa. Taz Kantine, Berlin | 6 PM | Free - registration required

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Jonathan Rozen @jonathanrozen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Angolan journalist and lawyer Teixeira Cândido wants to know who targeted him with Predator spyware, and he wants justice. Here's my latest for @pressfreedom.bsky.social, reported with Geralda Embaló. @amnesty.org's Security Lab identified the forensic evidence. cpj.org/2026/02/i-li...

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‘I literally felt naked’: Angolan journalist Teixeira Cândido targeted with Predator spyware - Committee to Protect Journalists

Angolan journalist and lawyer Teixeira Cândido wants to know who targeted him with spyware, and he wants justice. “First and foremost, we must seek to find out who the entities are that have acquired ...

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Azerbaijan unlawfully convicted investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova. This is the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights, which also found that the proceedings were unfair, arbitrary and baseless. Read more about her case here: bit.ly/4agQlQ7

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

🇫🇷 Vexatious proceedings against L'Empaillé, have been dismissed. The independent outlet was prosecuted for “public insult” following an investigation into local police. ⚖ Read about the Ripostes fund that covered L’Empaillé's legal costs: bit.ly/40jDBlH

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Journalist Javeria Siddique speaks to Columbia Global Freedom of Expression about grief, harassment, and her cross-border legal fight for justice for the killing of her late husband, investigative journalist Arshad Sharif. 🔗 Full interview: bit.ly/4cxEP49

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

🗞️ In this month’s newsletter: a win for Khadija Ismajilova against Azerbaijan, resources for journalists in the US, a sentence reduction for Kingsley Njoka in Cameroon and other key press freedom updates from us and from our partners. Sign up here: bit.ly/3O1QVIS

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Columbia Global Freedom of Expression @cgfoe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

I am in extreme grief and disappointed, @javeriasiddique.bsky.social told us after #Pakistan’s Highest Court closed the case of her husband's murder, investigative journalist Arshad Sharif. 🔗https://mailchi.mp/columbia/pakistan-court-closes-case-of-slain-journalist-arshad-sharif?e=[UNIQID]

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

📢 Landmark Judgment: Khadija Ismayilova, represented by Media Defence and Azeri counsel, secures win against #Azerbaijan at European Court. The ECtHR found her conviction baseless - rebuking the use of trumped-up, ostensibly non-speech related charges to silence critical reporting. bit.ly/4q4Vhwa

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Khadija Ismayilova, represented by MD and Azeri counsel, secures win against #Azerbaijan at European Court. The ECtHR found her conviction baseless - rebuking the use of trumped-up, non-speech related charges to silence critical reporting. bit.ly/4q4VhwaKhadija

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Carlos Gaio @cegaio.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

@mediadefence.bsky.social represented renowned Azeri journalist Khadija Ismayilova at the @echr.coe.int. The Court concluded that the violation of Ismayilova’s freedom of expression was unlawful, grossly arbitrary and incompatible with the rule of law. 👉 www.mediadefence.org/news/khadija...

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Khadija Ismayilova Secures Win against Azerbaijan at European Court - Media Defence

The European Court of Human Rights has found that the criminal conviction of Khadija Ismayilova, a renowned Azeri journalist and civil society activist, was baseless.

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Journalist Lê Đình Lượng is serving a 20yr sentence that the UNWGAD has ruled arbitrary. Media Defence continues to support his case and calls for access to urgent medical care, an end to his solitary confinement, and his immediate release. 👉 www.mediadefence.org/news/le-dinh...

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Nos complace destacar Fondo Futuro, un nuevo modelo para fortalecer la sostenibilidad del periodismo independiente en Colombia, incubado por la Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP), en colaboración con el International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM). Conoce más: futuroperiodismo.org

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

More than five years after Cameroonian journalist Samuel Wazizi died in military custody, there has been no independent investigation, no autopsy, and no accountability. Media Defence has taken his case to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. www.mediadefence.org/news/seeking...

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

The ECtHR Grand Chamber held that sanctioning a judge for FB posts violated his freedom of expression. MD submitted an amicus in the case, noting the importance of judges engaging with the press on matters of public interest. Read our comments here: bit.ly/4aQMDNE

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Palestinian journalists, like Wael Al-Dahdouh, put their lives on the line to record & report Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza. Over 260 media professionals have been killed in occupied Gaza since Oct 2023. The targeting of journalists is a war crime, and each death must be investigated as such.

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

We’re grateful to the lawyers and journalists who stood with us this year - your courage and expertise help defend the right to report. To keep supporting us in 2026, donate here: bit.ly/44CBJar Thank you for standing with us!

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Angélica Cárcamo, Executive Director of Red Centroamericana de Periodistas, outlines the worsening press freedom environment in El Salvador 🎥 She told us about her work at our Litigation Surgery in Costa Rica with the UN Human Rights Regional Strategies Project for Latin America OACNUDH

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

At the ARIJ 18th annual forum, Media Defence partnered with arijnetwork to host a regional litigation surgery bringing together lawyers from across the MENA region. Thank you to everyone who participated for sharing their insights and experience.

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

1/5 🌍 On #HumanRightsDay, we highlight 3 journalists who exposed human rights abuses and have faced grave reprisals. Their stories underpin the human cost when press freedom is attacked, and the ongoing need to defend those who report in the public interest. 👇

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🗞️ Don’t miss this month’s Press Freedom Newsletter: updates on our mentorship programmes, our latest webinar on impunity, Brazil’s new journalism movement, and the latest news on global press freedom from our partners and us. Sign up here: bit.ly/4oBpzpt

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our Asia Pacific Litigation Surgery in Kuala Lumpur! 12 participants from 10 countries explored FoE, privacy, digital rights, surveillance, journalist safety, SLAPPs and more. www.mediadefence.org/?post_type=new…

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Media Defence welcomes the court decision to set aside the protection order against journalist Thomo Nkgadima. While the ruling is positive, it underscores a worrying trend in SA: protection orders, designed for victims of domestic violence, are being misused to gag journalists. 👉 bit.ly/48cE3WA

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

As #GIJC25 ends in Kuala Lumpur, we’re grateful for an inspiring week with 1,500+ journalists working to uncover the truth despite rising pressures. Our panel on Privacy vs. Accountability tackled the misuse of regulation to silence reporting - and how journalists and defenders can respond.

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

We’re at #GIJC25 in Kuala Lumpur! 📍 Booth: Fri, Nov 21 — Foyer, opposite Hall 3 🎙️ Panel: Privacy vs. Accountability — 9:15–10:30 am, Nov 22 (KLCC L3, Room 306) 🛠️ Legal Clinic — Nov 21 and 22 (Room 304) See you there!

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

#France: Proceedings against @arianelavrilleux.com were dismissed - but the Court of Appeal plans to challenge the ruling, putting her at risk again. Her ordeal shows how national security laws are used to target those exposing potential state wrongdoing. 🔗 bit.ly/4qYkPfS

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The Colombian Supreme Court upheld convictions of two former DAS officials for the aggravated torture of journalist @JulieDuque1, who faced over two decades of persecution for her reporting. Media Defence and @FLIP_org urge action in pending cases. 📖 bit.ly/3LBV1Gg

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Missed our latest webinar? The recording of our session is now available to stream. Moderated by Media Defence’s Wiebke Hangst, the webinar featured Duy (Dan) Hoang, Tsema Ede, Furkat Tishaev, and Carlos Domínguez Hernández. 📺 Watch it here: bit.ly/47Qhk2C

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Thank you to all who joined our #IPIWorldCongress panel about the future of universal human rights in a changing global order. We’re also proud to have participated in UNESCO's new report on SLAPPs, launched during the event. Read the full report here: bit.ly/4hHAnRc

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

There's still time to register for our webinar about impunity for crimes against journalists and what human rights bodies can do to reduce it. Sign up today: bit.ly/47PNAUy

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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 27/10/2025

85% of journalist killings remain unsolved, according to @UNESCO. What role can regional courts & UN mechanisms play in changing that? Join @mediadefence.bsky.social on Nov 3 for a global webinar tackling impunity for crimes against journalists. 🔗 Register: twp.ai/9PWcBe

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

We are at #IPIWoCo25! If you are here too come and say hello at our booth in room 1A, or join us for our panel today at 5pm: Defending Press Freedom in the New World Order 📍Maria Theresia Room

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Fonds pour une presse libre (FPL) @fondspresselibre.org · 20/10/2025

Le Nouvel Obs aborde le fonds « Ripostes » dans cet article et interroge François Bonnet, président du FPL sur l’offensive contre les journalistes et les médias indépendants : « Les procès se multiplient car la presse produit de plus en plus d’enquêtes […] C’est une bataille à mener. » ⬇️

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Fonds pour une presse libre (FPL) @fondspresselibre.org · 07/10/2025

💥 Avec le fonds « Ripostes », contre-attaquons. Avec vous et @mediadefence.bsky.social, on change de logique. Et on prépare la contre-attaque juridique. ⚖️ Nouvel objectif : 200.000 € avant le 30 octobre ! Ils veulent nous faire taire ? Qu’ils essayent. ➡️ fondspresselibre.org/soutenir

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

📢 Media Defence has intervened at the ECtHR in a landmark case challenging Georgia’s ‘Foreign Influence’ law - a measure that labels NGOs and media as serving “foreign powers” and imposes intrusive oversight, chilling independent journalism. Read more here: www.mediadefence.org/news/media-d...

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Media Defence amicus filed at ECtHR in Georgia Foreign Agent Law case - Media Defence

Media Defence has filed a third-party intervention at the European Court of Human Rights (‘ECtHR’) in in Georgia Foreign Agent Law case.

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Attending #FIFAfrica25 too? Join or upcoming panel: 🎤 Surveillance Tech & the State: Legal Resistance to Digital Authoritarianism in Africa 📅 Fri, 26 Sept | 10:15–11:45 📍 Omatako 1 We’ll also have a booth – come chat with us!

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Are you at #FIFAfrica25? Want to learn more about how we defend digital rights and press freedom? Our colleagues are on the ground and would love to connect! 💬 Come find us at our booth today and tomorrow - or drop us a DM to arrange a time to talk!

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Our Fundraising Officer, Nefeli Custer, is at #UNCOVERED and #IMEdD this week in Athens! 📢 If you’re also attending and would like to learn more about our work defending press freedom, feel free to send us a DM to connect.

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

On the #DayofDemocracy, we’re reminded that there’s no democracy without media freedom. States are using the law to silence journalists - here are two recent cases where we push back: 📄 Atresmedia v. Spain: bit.ly/464rGft 📄 IACHR observations: bit.ly/4n3NOwn

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Media Defence @mediadefence.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Lawyers in Asia Pacific can still apply for our next Litigation Surgery! ✏️Gain skills, test legal strategies, network and get expert feedback on real cases. ✅ Travel & accommodation covered ✅ Tickets to attend #GIJC2025 🗓️ Apply by 26 Sept 👉 bit.ly/4g4Ldjo

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