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Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI)

Geographic focus Global

Type Non-Profit

Media Legal Defence Initiative provides legal help for journalists, bloggers, and independent media across the world.

Find out more

https://www.mediadefence.org/

Funding details

Name

Area of work

Geographic focus

Year

Amount committed (US$)

Term

Media Legal Defence Intiative (MLDI) 2019 Grant

Independent Media

Global

2019

1,250,000

36 months

Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) 2022 Sunset Grant

Independent Media

Global

2022

800,000

36 months

Total

US$ 2,050,000

Lawyers in the Gambia at Litigation Training 3 2017

Using legal aid and strategic litigation to promote press freedom

MLDI provides legal aid to journalists, bloggers, and independent media organisations globally that are tackling legal assaults, often intended as major operational and financial distractions from their mission.

Luminate awards Media Legal Defence Initiative $1.25 million to protect...

Global philanthropic organisation Luminate today announced funding of $1.25 million to the Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI), as part of its efforts to support independent media around the world and strengthen press freedom.