Resources to support journalist safety in Europe

Network: Journalists in Distress (JID) Network

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    Article 19
    ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination.
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    Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE)
    “Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) is a Canadian organization founded in 1981 that works to defend and protect the right to free expression in Canada and around the world. Our mission CJFE champions free expression, including freedom of the press and access to information, in Canada and abroad, as a fundamental pillar of democracy. Our history CJFE was created in response to the large scale killings and kidnappings of journalists in Latin America in the late 1970s. Today, we…
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    Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
    The Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, nonprofit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide. We defend the right of journalists to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal.
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    European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
    The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is a non-profit organisation that was founded in Leipzig, Germany, 2015. It operates on the basis of the European Charter on Freedom of the Press and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The vision of the Centre is a society where media freedom enables open discourse and everyone can seek, receive and impart information. ECPMF’s mission is to promote, preserve and defend media freedom. We do this by…
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    Free Press Unlimited (FPU)
    In our ideal world everyone has access to independent, reliable and timely information. To make this possible, Free Press Unlimited supports media and journalists worldwide. Our vision is short and to the point: People deserve to know. All over the world.
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    Freedom House
    Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people.
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    Frontline Defenders (FLD)
    Front Line Defenders was founded in Dublin in 2001 with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders at risk (HRDs), people who work, non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Front Line Defenders addresses the protection needs identified by HRDs themselves.
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    International Media Support (IMS)
    IMS is the biggest media development organisation in the Nordic region. We work in more than 30 countries across four continents promoting press freedom, good journalism and safety for journalists.
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    International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
    IWMF is the only NGO that offers safety training, reporting trips, and byline opportunities, all tailored to women journalists — both established, and up-and-coming.
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    IREX
    We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive.
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    Journalisten helfen Journalisten (JhJ)
    Der Verein Journalisten helfen Journalisten e. V.(JhJ) hat sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, bedrohten und in Not geratenen Kolleginnen und Kollegen aus Kriegs- und Krisengebieten und ihren Familien solidarisch zu helfen. JhJ wird aus Mitgliedsbeiträgen und Spenden finanziert, ist unabhängig und überparteilich.
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    Media Defence
    Media Defence is an international human rights organisation which provides legal defence to journalists, citizen journalists and independent media around the world who are under threat for their reporting.
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    PEN International
    PEN (an abbreviation of Poets, Essayists, Novelists/Playwrights, Editors and Non- Fiction Writers) is a worldwide organization of and for writers, who feel strongly about freedom of expression and the free exchange of literature. More than 140 PEN centers exist in well over 100 countries. The main office is located in London.
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    Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporter ohne Grenzen Deutschland
    Reporter ohne Grenzen: Recherchieren, Anklagen, Unterstützen — Reporter ohne Grenzen dokumentiert Verstöße gegen die Presse- und Informationsfreiheit weltweit und alarmiert die Öffentlichkeit, wenn Journalistinnen und deren Mitarbeiter in Gefahr sind. Wir setzen uns für mehr Sicherheit und besseren Schutz von Journalistinnen und Journalisten ein. Wir kämpfen online wie offline gegen Zensur, gegen den Einsatz sowie den Export von Zensur-Software und gegen restriktive Mediengesetze.
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    Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporters Without Borders International
    Based in Paris, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is an independent NGO with consultative status with the United Nations, UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF). Its foreign sections, its bureaux in ten cities, including Brussels, Washington, Berlin, Tunis, Rio de Janeiro, and Stockholm, and its network of correspondents in 130 countries give RSF the ability to mobilize support, challenge governments and wield influence both on the ground and in the ministries and precincts where…
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    Rory Peck Trust (RPT)
    The Rory Peck Trust is dedicated to the support, safety and welfare of freelance newsgatherers around the world. The Rory Peck Trust provides practical and financial support to freelance journalists and their families worldwide, assisting in times of crisis and helping them to work more safely and professionally. We do this through assistance funds, our training fund, and online resources, as well as our annual Awards, which uniquely celebrate the work of freelance journalists.