报纸编辑为他的决定——发布这些照片——进行了辩护。

The newspaper's editor ___defended his decision to publish the photos.

他们正在为捍卫自己的信仰/利益/权利而战。

They are fighting to ___defend their beliefs/interests/rights.

如今，我们还认识多少人愿意冒着被囚禁10或20年的风险，“仅仅”为了捍卫他的信仰？

Do we know a lot of people nowadays who would be able to take the risk of being a prisoner for 10 or 20 years "just" to ___defend his beliefs?