Media Defence

Great to have attended Trust Conference 2026 in London.

Thank you to @thomsonreuters for organising, and to everyone we connected with over the past two days #TC2026

🔗 Find out more about our work and get in touch with us: mediadefence.org

Today, 2 November, is the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. Media Defence works to challenge impunity in the courts. Read more about the cases mentioned and many others on our website, and support our work: mediadefence.org/news/filter:ne…

16 lawyers from across sub-Saharan Africa joined our Litigation Surgery in Nairobi with @Kennedy_HRC and Vuka!, workshopping their cases on freedom of expression, assembly and association. Thank you to every participant for their openness and expertise 🙏

mediadefence.org/news/sub-sahar…

As Brazil’s elections come to a close, our partner @Tornavoz recognises the journalists who kept the public informed. Tornavoz provides legal defence to journalists and communicators targeted over their work.

Read more at tornavoz.org

Bulgaria heads to the polls for its presidential election. Less than a month ago, parliament passed a new anti-SLAPP law. We spoke to media lawyer Tsvetanka Ivanova about what the law could mean for journalists and why the election will be an early test. bit.ly/487GzxI