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Emergency Legal Support

What is covered?

If confronted with legal action as a result of the reporting:
  • Funding for legal defence;
  • Advice to find a lawyer;
  • Technical legal support to lawyer;
  • Support to bring legal action to compel the state to protect the journalist’s rights if they have been violated, including to investigate abuses and bring perpetrators of attacks to justice.

The support is provided by:

Ways to reach out:

Application/Contact form
More Information
Contact details and support information were last reviewed on January 4, 2025.

Important information about time and eligibility restrictions, as well as further requirements:

Usually, applications are made by the lawyer handling the case but they can also be made by the journalist, the family or friends of the journalist or a relevant support organisation.

The support offer is designed for:

About the fund:

Support is provided to journalists, including citizen journalists, bloggers, broadcasters, photojournalists, cartoonists, fact-checkers, and news outlets, when they face legal action due to their reporting. Funding for legal defense and assistance in finding legal representation are offered, along with technical legal support for defense lawyers. Assistance is also available for initiating legal action to compel the state to protect violated rights, investigate abuses, and hold perpetrators accountable.

The support offer is available in: