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Assistance Desk: Individual Support
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporters Without Borders International
Resolution of most urgent needs if you decide to flee abroad because of threats and persecution
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Berlin Scholarship Program
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporter ohne Grenzen Deutschland
Reporters Without Borders Germany offers journalists from war zones and crisis areas the opportunity to take a break in Berlin for four months and complete a training program in digital security
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Elisabeth-Selbert-Initiative
Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa)
A safe place to recuperate, cope with trauma, and when possible, to network and further develop their professional skills
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Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
Freedom House
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
Temporary relocation, inclduing for dependents affected by the threat
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Emergency Fund
Civil Rights Defenders
Emergency fund for temporary relocation
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Emergency Fund
International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
Three months of temporary relocation assistance in the event of crisis or threat
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Emergency grant for human rights defenders at risk
ProtectDefenders.eu
Emergency financial support for relocation
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Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
Support for temporary relocation where necessary
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Gene Roberts Emergency fund
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Logistical support to journalists when they resettle in exile. Placement in safe havens and short-term emergency fellowships around the world.
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General Assistance Fund
Rory Peck Trust (RPT)
Financial support for emergency relocation costs
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Help in need
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporter ohne Grenzen Deutschland
Emergency relocation to a safe host country (mostly Germany) Housing and medical care Assistance through protracted asylum procedures Family support
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Journalists-in-Residence Milan
Q Code Magazine
Three or four months residency Development of a tailored support programme: covering lodging expenses, financial support, counselling in digital security and in legal protection tools, psychological counselling and support, professional counselling, development of a possible public visibility plan (publication of the beneficiary’s own work, conferences, collaboration with media outlets)
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Journalists-in-Residence Programme
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
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
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Journalists-in-Residence Programme Kosovo
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Temporary relocation programme to Kosovo safe and discreet place to continue investigating and publishing, to rest and to recover (max. 6 months) rent-free, furnished apartment in Kosovo health insurance and psychological counselling (optional) monthly stipend of 1,000 euros travel expenses to and from Kosovo (arrival and departure) visa costs participation in journalism-related training workshops
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Keep Ukrainian Media Going
The Fix
First priority funding: Protection and media equipment purchases and delivery to Ukraine (here is a list of supplies – we are delivering via Poland and Romania) Direct operational and financial support to media in Ukraine (e.g., covering IT costs, insurance, transport, and purchase of supplies) Long-term needs: Support for media staff relocation to EU countries Setting up offices and accommodation of media staff in EU countries
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Le Fonds d’Urgence
Agir ensemble pour les droits humains (AEDH)
Financial support for temporary national or local relocation
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PEN Emergency Fund
PEN Nederland
PEN International
Financial support for a safe passage up to 1500 EUR
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Protection Grants
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
Financial support for relocation (including transportation costs, rent, living expenses for 3 months)
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Reporting scholarships
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporter ohne Grenzen Deutschland
Research & Recharge Fellowship and Digital Freedom & Safety Fellowship Temporary escape from threats and repressive measures Support when it comes to bureaucratic hurdles Puts scholarship holders in contact with other journalists and media
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Rest & Respite
Frontline Defenders (FLD)
Providing some time out in a safe environment (in Ireland or elsewhere) while enhancing your skills so that you can work more effectively when you return home.
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Rest, reflection & recharging
Defenders in Dordrecht
Short stay in Dordrecht, Netherlands for reflection & recharging if under pressure Including: shelter modest contribution to livelihood care as needed social network opportunity to acquire certain expertise or skills (e.g. self-care, safety, stress management), depending on the individual preferences depending on the guest, we organize exhibitions, film screenings or discussion evenings for Dordt’s public.
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Safety Fund
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
Travel costs to cover journeys to a place of safety
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Security Rapid Response Grant
Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights (UAF)
Quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats
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Shelter Cities
Justice and Peace Netherlands
Temporary refuge in one of the Shelter Cities in the Netherlands (max. three months)
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Temporary relocation
Hamburg Foundation for Politically Persecuted People
Temporary relocation to Hamburg, Germany
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Temporary residency programme
International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN)
A residency for a period of 2 years to continue working on projects in one of 70 refuge cities worldwide, including: place to stay small stipend individual support taylored to the needs and interests
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The Safety Fund
International Media Support (IMS)
Relocation, safe houses, evacuation out of the country or region