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Assistance Desk: Individual Support
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporters Without Borders International
Legal fees if you are wrongfully prosecuted
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Center for the Protection of Freedom of Expression
Croatia Journalists’ Association – Hrvatsko novinarsko društvo (HND)
legal advice and protection (proceedings instituted against them, discrimination)
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Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
Freedom House
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
Legal represendation and trial monitoring
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Emergency Defence
Media Defence
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
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Emergency Fund
Civil Rights Defenders
Legal Aid
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Emergency Fund
International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
Legal aid to counter threats of imprisonment or censorship
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Emergency grant for human rights defenders at risk
ProtectDefenders.eu
Emergency financial support for legal fees
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Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
Legal support for human rights defenders who are bing judicially harassed
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Fondo di sostegno alle spese legali
Federazione Nazionale Della Stampa Italiana (FNSI)
Fund for criminal trials and civil cases
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Free legal aid
Trade Union of Media of Montenegro (TUMM) – Sindikat medija Crne Gore (SMCG)
Free legal aid: legal counseling and legal representation
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Free Legal Aid to Journalists and Media in Western Balkan
Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) – Shoqata e gazetarëve të Maqedonisë (SHGM) – Здружението на новинарите на Македонија (ZNM)
The project is conceived to provide legal aid and services, which will include organize independent professional legal observation at on-going cases before the court and provide legal advice to journalists and media. Also, the project conducts strategic litigation and legal defense of journalists before the courts in cases of criminal offenses or other cases related to violations of the right to freedom of expression in North Macedonia.
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Free legal assistance
Ossigeno per l’Informazione
Free legal aid Financial contribution to support the legal costs necessary for defence in civil or criminal defamation proceedings
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Free legal assistance
Sindikat novinarjev Slovenije (SNS)
Representation in relation to media management and owners, state institutions and other organisations Provides free legal assistance and support in disputes between employees and employers
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Free legal help
Advocate
Free legal support if you are based in England or Wales Barristers can: Represent you in any court/tribunal Give legal advice in a meeting or over the phone Give legal advice in writing Draft documents such as skeleton arguments
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Free legal support
Association des Journalistes Professionnels (AJP)
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Free Legal Support
Association of Professional Journalists of Albania (APJA) – Gazetarët Profesionistë të Shqipërisë (SHGPSH)
Association helps with free legal support by contacting civil lawyers, who provide pro bono legal advice.
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Free legal support
Trade Union of Croatian Journalists (TUCJ) – Sindikat novinara Hrvatske (SNH)
Free legal support
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Freedom of Information & Media Defence
International Lawyers Project
Pro bono, expert legal support and defence for journalists who are engaged in exposing corruption, tax evasion, environmental damage and trafficking of wildlife or natural resources, worldwide.
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Gene Roberts Emergency fund
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Legal support fund
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General Assistance Fund
Rory Peck Trust (RPT)
Financial support for legal advice
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Hilfe bei Mobbing & Gewalt
younion _ Die Daseinsgewerkschaft
Up to 350 euros support per year for legal support in harassment and violence, sexual violence, discrimination matters
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In the front line – protecting journalists digital safety in the time of crisis
Balkan Investigative Report Network (BIRN)
legal support
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Juridisch spreekuur
Nederlandse Vereniging van Journalisten (NVJ)
A connection to a lawyer or lawyer from the NVJ who will answer your questions
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Know your rights
Pro Bono Italia
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.
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LAS Legal Aid center
Latvian Association Of Journalists – Latvijas žurnālistu asociācija (LŽA)
free legal advice and respresentation
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Le Fonds d’Urgence
Agir ensemble pour les droits humains (AEDH)
Subsistence costs to cover a legal or judicial assistance, covering legal costs when you are sued or filed a lawsuit
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Legal advice
Syndicat National des Journalistes (SNJ)
legal advice depending on the situation and, if necessary, contact with lawyers
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Legal aid
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union – Társaság a Szabadságjogokért (TASZ)
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
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Legal aid
Journalists’ Association Of Serbia (JAS) – Удружење новинара Србије (UNS)
provides members with free legal aid
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Legal aid concerning labour rights
Trade Union Of Macedonian Journalists And Media Workers (SSNM) – Самостоен синдикат на новинари и медиумски работници (ССНМ)
Fees for the lawyer, in the proceedings in court etc.
