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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Panel Member Catherine Anite describes how The High Level Panel provides pro bono legal advice to governments on questions of media freedom, through her work on the Zimbabwean Media Commission Bill. www.ibanet.org/HRI-Secretar...

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yesterday Professor Can Yeginsu and Dario Milo joined scholars, practitioners and civil society representatives to speak at the bonavero.bsky.social conference on ‘Abusive lawsuits and Public Participaction: From SLAPPs to Solutions’ at Mansfield College, Oxford.

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"While spyware is marketed as a tool for defending national security, it is readily exploited to undermine it — enabling transnational repression and foreign interference that weaken the very governments deploying it.” - Deputy Chair Catherine Amirfar www.justsecurity.org/156978/tackl...

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Tackling Spyware Abuse: What States Must Do Under International Law to Protect Journalists and Strengthen Security

States should treat spyware governance as a top-tier political priority and work toward a binding, enforceable regulatory framework.

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"New technologies are increasing the scale and speed of these attacks on women." – Tarja Turtia (UNESCO) at The High Level Panel’s Side Event on Women Journalist and the Rise of Lawfare at the OHCHR’s 63rd Session. #PressFreedom #OHCHR

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Arbitrary detention tactics are used “to shrink a woman to the shape of a prisoner, and make her forget she’s a journalist.” – Alsu Kurmasheva (Journalist) at The High Level Panel’s Side Event on the rise of lawfare against women journalists, at the OHCHR 63rd Session. #PressFreedom #OHCHR

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

"Targeted by Law: Women Journalists and the Rise of Lawfare" The High Level Panel and @ibahri.bsky.social invite you to a side event at #UNHRC63. 📅11 Sept, 13:00–14:00, Room XI, Palais des Nations, Geneva. Co-sponsored by @coe.int and @pressfreedom.bsky.social

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, Chair of the High Level Panel, addresses the critical importance of protecting media freedom. To find out more about the Panel's work to promote effective investigations into abuses against journalists, read their Advisory Report here: www.ibanet.org/Investigatio...

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

"We don't need new laws — states know what their obligations are," said Deputy Chair Prof. Can Yeginsu at the Media & Democracy Summit (Meliore Foundation/Project Syndicate). Watch: events.project-syndicate.org/event/democr...

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

High Level Panel Member David Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social explains why the Advisory Note on Commercial Spyware Threatening Journalists is essential. Read the Note here: www.ibanet.org/HRI-Secretar... #spyware #mediafreedom

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Can Yeğinsu, @canyeginsu.bsky.social, Deputy Chair of the High Level Panel, joins the @projectsyndicate.bsky.social Media & Democracy Summit tomorrow, 2:30 PM CEST — on protecting journalists to report the truth. Register to watch the livestream here: events.project-syndicate.org/event/democr...

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Panellists @davidakaye.bsky.social, Tarja Turtia, @laurentrichard.bsky.social and @antoinebernard.bsky.social joined Deputy Chair Catherine Amirfar at the launch of a new Advisory Note on Commercial Spyware Threatening Journalists. Read the Advisory Note here: www.ibanet.org/HRI-Secretar...

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

At the launch of our second Advisory Note in Paris, Deputy Chair Catherine Amirfar sets out what the High Level Panel recommends to safeguard against the abuse of commercial spyware. Read the Advisory Note here: www.ibanet.org/HRI-Secretar...

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom held its twentieth meeting at UNESCO HQ in Paris yesterday to advance its continuing work advising countries on protecting journalists worldwide.

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

📢 Join us in Paris on 23 June for the launch of the HLP's Advisory Note on Combatting the Cyber Targeting and Surveillance of Journalists, with a panel discussion led by Deputy Chair Catherine Amirfar. 📍 Frances-Amériques, Paris | 18:30–19:30 + drinks reception RSVP: emily.foale@int-bar.org

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This week, Panel Member Catherine Anite joined a policy-lab organised by the MFC and FOC on Preventing Internet Shutdowns to Protect #PressFreedom & #DigitalRights. Catherine highlighted the importance of legal accessibility when addressing internet shutdowns in African countries.

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

For #WorldPressFreedomDay2026, the Panel issued an Advisory Note on the Protection of Journalists in Armed Conflict. 🔗 Read the Advisory Note: www.ibanet.org/HRI-Secretar... #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

"We want journalists who are having to flee out of necessity to be able to continue their work. But aside from transnational repression and some difficulties of setting up, they also need to be in a country that gives them a chance, regionally, of continuing their work" - @canyeginsu.bsky.social

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Watch this live-streamed event with the Panel's Deputy Chair @canyeginsu.bsky.social on the 'Protection of Journalists in Exile: Transnational Repression as Growing Threat to Media Freedom', organised by OHCHR and Estonia for #WorldPressFreedomDay2026: ungeneva-vc.webex.com/ungeneva-vc/...

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

On 5 May, Prof. @canyeginsu.bsky.social, Deputy Chair of the High Level Panel, will join a panel organised by OHCHR & Estonia on the 'Protection of Journalists in Exile: Transnational Repression as Growing Threat to Media Freedom' for #WorldPressFreedomDay2026 Register: indico.un.org/event/1023635/

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

On 5 May, Panel Member Catherine Anite will join a discussion for #WorldPressFreedomDay2026 organised by the Media Freedom Coalition and Freedom Online Coalition on ‘Preventing Internet Shutdowns to Protect Press Freedom and Digital Rights’. Register: mediafreedomcoalition.org/event/preven...

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Preventing Internet Shutdowns to Protect Press Freedom and Digital Rights - Media Freedom Coalition

Tuesday, 5th May 2026

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

On 31 March 2026, the Media Freedom Coalition & the Embassy of Ukraine in the Philippines convened "Parallel Frontlines" — bringing together Filipino photojournalists and Ukrainian experts to examine how frontline reporting preserves truth, supports justice, and contributes to accountability.

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

High Level Panel Chair Baroness Kennedy and Deputy Chair Can Yeginsu spoke at this year’s #UKMFF2026 on safeguarding press freedom against legal threats. We also heard from experts on navigating AI, defending democracy and creating resilience.

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Deputy Chair @canyeginsu.bsky.social spoke at the #UKMFF2026 alongside the Ambassador of Human Rights of Finland Katja Pehrman, @brouilas.bsky.social (@globalfreemedia.bsky.social) and Tarja Turtia (@unesco.bsky.social) on the work of the Panel to counter legal threats to journalists

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Foreign Policy Centre @handle.invalid · 05/03/2026

Now!!! | #UKMFF2026 Safeguarding Press Freedom Against Legal Threats Chair: Amy Brouillette (@globalfreemedia.bsky.social) Speakers: Tarja Turtia, Can Yeginsu & Ambassador Katja Pehrman

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

On Thursday 5th March at 14:00, join the High Level Panel’s Deputy Chair Can Yeginsu in a solutions-oriented discussion at the UK Media Freedom Forum on how the international community can protect journalists from legal threats. #UKMFF #MediaFreedom

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

As legal threats against #journalists grow worldwide, the High Level Panel’s Deputy Chair Can Yeginsu will discuss practical solutions states can implement at the Media Freedom Forum next week, including the recommendations of the High Level Panel. #UKMFF mediafreedomforum.co.uk/registration/

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IBA's Human Rights Institute @ibahri.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

'We really mustn't underestimate the risk to Europe by Putin's ambitions and the cruelty that lies at the heart of it,’ said Baroness Helena Kennedy LT KC, IBAHRI Director and Chair of @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social, on BBC Radio 4. Listen: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #PressFreedom #AnnaPolitkovskaya

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The side event will be opened by Patricia McCullagh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada, will be moderated by @canyeginsu.bsky.social and speakers will include @antoinebernard.bsky.social, Santiago Canton, and Susan Bazilli #HRC60 in Room VIII and online at tinyurl.com/zsp3n5pw

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The High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom @hlpmediafreedom.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

On Friday, 14:00 - 15:00, the High Level Panel will host a side event to the UNHRC on 'Defending the Truth by Countering Arbitrary Detention' with the Canadian and Belgian Missions, @article19.bsky.social, and @rsf.org In person ➡️ Room VIII, Palais des Nations Watch online ➡️ tinyurl.com/zsp3n5pw

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