Media Defence

The Media Defence was established as a not-for-profit company in June 2008 and registered as an independent charitable organization in 2009.It originated after the criminal defamation trial in 2004 of Indonesian newspaperman Bambang Harymurti, editor of Tempo magazine (Indonesia).Grants have also been awarded to enable the training and networking of media lawyers in Thailand, Malaysia,[1] Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, and the Philippines.The European Court issued a strong ruling agreeing with Media Defence's submissions in the MGN case.[12] In March 2015, Media Defence was awarded Columbia University's inaugural Global Freedom of Expression Prize.
non-governmental organizationLondonBambang HarymurtiTempo magazine (Indonesia)Southeast AsiaPrachataiSahara ReportersTesco LotusLe Dinh LuongNguyen Van DaiNguyen Dang Minh ManUnited Nations Working Group on Arbitrary DetentionHuman Rights WatchTrinity MirrorMax Mosley's application to the European Court of Human RightsSanomaUnited KingdomColumbia University