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Malaysiakini’s chief executive officer Premesh Chandran was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Cyber Court on 15 May, 2017 with offences relating to the posting of a video on the KiniTV website.

MDIF’s new loan fund, MDIF Media Finance I, has made its first investments in three countries where access to independent information is under threat. The loans have provided financing to…

For the sixth consecutive year, Media Development Investment Fund has been selected for the ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), an annual showcase of private debt and equity impact investment fund…

Last year, MDIF clients provided news and information to over 60.9 million people in countries where access to free and independent media is under threat, while generating a combined $56.3…

New York, November 16, 2016: MDIF today announced the launch of MDIF Media Finance I, a blended-value loan fund for independent news media companies in select emerging and frontier markets.

The Media Forum 2016 in Prague closed after two days of insightful, practical and sometimes passionate panels, keynotes and workshops on some of the critical challenges facing independent media worldwide.

More than 130 MDIF clients, investors, staff and Board members from nearly 40 countries attended the opening ceremony of the Media Forum 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic. The ceremony took…

In a statement on 24 August, The Southasia Trust announced the suspension of its groundbreaking publication Himal Southasian due to pressure by Nepali state agencies. The statement said: “The Southasia…

Мы выражаем свое недоумение по поводу решения Генеральной прокуратуры Российской Федерации о включении Фонда инвестиций в развитие СМИ в список так называемых «нежелательных организаций» на территории Российской Федерации. МДИФ –…