Country: EU Member States

Funds can be used for: Access to professional training courses and workshops to enhance journalism skills. Assistance with the recognition of academic degrees and professional qualifications. Language courses relevant to journalistic work and coverage of translator/interpreter costs. Financial support for legal consultations in labour, asylum, residence, and media law. Access to psychosocial support and coverage of therapy costs. Financial assistance for acquiring necessary journalistic equipment and materials.

Temporary relocation programme to Leipzig, Germany safe and discreet place to continue investigating and publishing, to rest and to recover (max. 6 months) rent-free, furnished apartment in Leipzig health insurance and psychological counselling (optional) monthly stipend of 1,000 euros travel expenses to and from Leipzig (arrival and departure) visa costs participation in journalism-related training workshops networking opportunities a workplace in the ECPMF office and the opportunity to work (pro bono) with ECPMF’s press team on self-selected subjects

A connection to a lawyer or consultation with lawyer from the NVJ who can give you advice.

A legal education program aimed at refugees and asylum seekers, with the aim of increasing their legal knowledge and soft skills, to help them integrate better in our country, defend their interests and pursue their goals.

Free legal advice and representation

Safety measures in the form of temporary national or, if necessary, international relocation of the defender and/or their family members. Subsistence assistance, meeting the most basic needs of the defender and/or family members. Medical assistance when the defender has been attacked or to cover medical needs related to their commitment. Legal aid, covering legal costs when the defender is prosecuted or has taken legal action.

Legal advice depending on the situation and, if necessary, contact with lawyers

Legal advice provided under the contract of the Slovak Syndicate journalists with a law firm.

Free legal aid and occasional legal representation Oral or written information about regulations and about our professional experiences Depending on the content of the case, we recommend other civil rights protection organizations to our clients

The following services are available: Employment law Copyright and intellectual property Free consultation Injury and accidents at work Injury and accidents outside of work (Personal injury claims) Work-related crime Media law Asylum and immigration Conveyancing – buying or selling a property Wills and probate Emergency advice when covering major events

Legal assistance, rendered voluntarily and free of charge

Legal advice and assistance, payment of legal fees

Consultations, strategic advice and representation in domestic courts and/or international human rights institutions

Legal support in the field of work and social matters

Legal support

Legal counselling and support

Mostly through personal contacts they can involve quite good labor lawyers in the consultation. In an emergency, they give some minimal money maximum once or twice a year. They provide holiday services in four spas and one apartment on Lake Balaton at a very affordable price, in some cases, if there is space and demand, even for free

Partnership with a lawyers firm: all the legal support a journalist needs is covered, without any costs of the lawyers, only the expenses related to legal procedures due to Portuguese legal system

Free of charge telephone legal support Refutation of false or misleading statements by public officials or officials in the field of the right to information Consultation of the wording of requests for information, appeals and complaints Specification of what information and in what form you are entitled to    

Financial support to cover lawyer’s fees and assistance in accessing relevant legal representation; General guidance; Access to expertise in policy and law making; Engagement in national or international litigation; Provision of independent analysis, observation or advocacy around a case.    

Support for litigation of a case through multiple instances, from first instance through to the final appeal. Example: a challenge before the European Court of Human Rights against police use of facial recognition technology.

Accommodation for up to 6 months to journalists in exile in France

Financial support for general living expenses; Financial support for medical assistance; Financial support for a safe passage

Legal support

To initiate and support legal proceedings of a fundamental nature that continue to allow the professional group to do its work as freely as possible; Defending freedom of the press in the broadest sense of the word to make funds available for conducting fundamental proceedings, which should enable the freedom of the press of the Dutch media and more specifically the operation of those media in the most optimal unhindered conditions

Travel medical insurance and loan of protective equipment

Protection Grants can pay for provisions to improve the security and protection of human rights defenders and their organisations including, but not limited to: improving physical security of an organisation or individual, digital security and communication security; supporting legal fees for HRDs who are being judicially harassed; paying for medical fees for HRDs who have been attacked or who have suffered a medical condition as a result of their peaceful human rights activities; providing family assistance for imprisoned HRDs or family…

Medical assistance: for injuries sustained in the course of the journalists work; Subsistence costs: short term support for journalists who are not able to work, or costs to temporarily flee an unsafe or vulnerable situation; Legal defense support: legal representation for journalists facing prosecution, disputable lawsuits, or any other form of legal intimidation related to their work; cover the costs of judicial proceedings; assist media workers that have been arbitrarily detained or imprisoned (and their families); Psycho-social support: advice, referral,…

The fellowships provide a protected space in which the selected candidates can continue to work on and complete their journalistic project. The project should be realizable within the set time frame of six months (in image, sound, or writing) and highlight new aspects and thematic points that are of relevance for the society. The goal is to publish the project result and, if possible, present it at a public event.

Providing some time out in a safe environment (in Ireland or elsewhere)