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The Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) (or Media Legal Defense Initiative) is a non-governmental organization established in 2008 to provide legal assistance to journalists (including bloggers) and independent media. It also supports training in media law and promotes the exchange of information, litigation tools and strategies for lawyers working on media freedom cases. It is based in London and has a global network of media lawyers and media freedom activists with whom it works on cases and projects. == History == The idea for the Media Legal Defence Initiative originated in the aftermath of the criminal defamation trial in 2004 of Indonesian newspaperman Bambang Harymurti, editor of ''Tempo'' magazine (Indonesia). A group of people involved in assisting the defence of Harymurti recognised the need for an independent non-governmental organisation that would focus on providing legal support to journalists and media outlets around the world who needed assistance to defend their rights, as well as work to improve the capacity of lawyers in Southeast Asia and elsewhere to defend media freedom. The Media Legal Defence Initiative was established as a not for profit company in June 2008 and registered as an independent charitable organisation in 2009. Gugulethu Moyo was Executive Director of MLDI from June 2009 until July 2011.〔(MLDI - a short history )〕 Since it started operating it has provided assistance in cases in countries in Africa, Europe, Asia, North and South America. Assistance has been provided in the form of grants to individual litigants for the payment of legal fees, grants to support the work of national non-governmental organizations that provide legal services to the media, and free legal advice. The Media Legal Defence Initiative has also given grants to enable the training and networking of media lawyers in countries including Thailand, Malaysia,〔(Report from the Malaysian Bar Human Rights Group )〕 Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Media Legal Defence Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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