Resources to support journalist safety in Europe

Support: Relocation

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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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    Relocation
    Emergency Fund
    Civil Rights Defenders
    Emergency fund for temporary relocation
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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    Emergency grant for human rights defenders at risk
    ProtectDefenders.eu
    Emergency financial support for relocation
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    Relocation
    Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
    OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
    Support for temporary relocation where necessary
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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    Le Fonds d’Urgence
    Agir ensemble pour les droits humains (AEDH)
    Financial support for temporary national or local relocation
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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    Safety Fund
    International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
    Travel costs to cover journeys to a place of safety
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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    The Safety Fund
    International Media Support (IMS)
    Relocation, safe houses, evacuation out of the country or region