Resources to support journalist safety in Europe

Support: Relocation

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    Living Expenses
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Assistance Desk: Individual Support
    Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporters Without Borders International
    Legal fees if you are wrongfully prosecuted; Resolution of most urgent needs if you decide to flee abroad because of threats and persecution; Support to threatened journalists to find a safe refuge; Financial and administrative support for families of journalists to cope with the consequences of the reprisals to which their loved-ones have been exposed; Financial and administrative support for medical care if you are a victim of violence due to your work.
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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    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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    Equipment
    Living Expenses
    Physical Safety
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
    Freedom House
    Frontline Defenders (FLD)
    Legal representation and trial monitoring; Humanitarian assistance and dependent support; Equipment replacement if confiscated or damaged; Improving physical security of home or office; Medical expenses, including psycho-social support; Temporary relocation, including for dependents affected by the threat.
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    Digital Safety
    Living Expenses
    Physical Safety
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Emergency Fund
    Civil Rights Defenders
    Funds for security improvement (for example digital security software); Legal Aid; Humanitarian support; Funds for security improvement (for example specific security improvements like steel doors or security cameras); Psychosocial support; Emergency fund for temporary relocation.
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    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Emergency Fund
    International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
    Legal aid to counter threats of imprisonment or censorship;  Small grants for psychological and medical care for incidents directly related to threats and crises caused by your work; Three months of temporary relocation assistance in the event of crisis or threat.
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    Digital Safety
    Living Expenses
    Physical Safety
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Emergency grant for human rights defenders at risk
    ProtectDefenders.eu
    Emergency financial and material support for digital security; Emergency financial support for legal fees; Emergency financial support for humanitarian assistance (including family support); Emergency financial and material support for physical security; Emergency financial support for medical support (including psychosocial support and rehabilitation); Emergency financial support for relocation
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    Digital Safety
    Equipment
    Living Expenses
    Physical Safety
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
    OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
    Funds for digital security; Material support; Legal support for human rights defenders who are being judicially harassed; Humanitarian assistance (including family support); Funds for physical security; Medical support (including psycho-social support and rehabilitation) to defenders who have suffered a medical condition as a result of their peaceful human rights activities; Support for temporary relocation where necessary
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    Living Expenses
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Support in Exile
    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; Basic living expenses; Funds for psychosocial support and medical aid; Legal support fund.
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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    Journalists-in-Residence Milan
    Q Code Magazine
    Max. six months residency in Milan, Italy 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) monthly stipend of 1000 euros visa costs and travel expenses to and from Milan
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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 networking opportunities a workplace in the ECPMF office and the opportunity to work (pro bono) with ECPMF’s press team on self-selected subjects
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    Relocation
    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) 1000 Euro relocation, 500 Euro monthly stipend and 300 Euro monthly rent visa costs participation in journalism-related training workshops
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    Equipment
    Living Expenses
    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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    Living Expenses
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    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; Subsistence costs to meet most basic needs for you and/or your family in exceptional situations; Subsistance costs to cover medical needs after an assault; Financial support for temporary national or local relocation.
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    Living Expenses
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    PEN Emergency Fund
    PEN International
    PEN Nederland
    Financial support for general living expenses; Financial support for medical assistance; Financial support for a safe passage
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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    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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    Relocation
    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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    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Support in Exile
    Safety Fund
    International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
    Financial support for litigation when help with legal fees is required; Medical expenses if you are injured; Travel costs to cover journeys to a place of safety; Financial support in exile due to threats at home.
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    Physical Safety
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    Support in Exile
    Security Rapid Response Grant
    Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights (UAF)
    Quick, flexible funding for legal support; Quick, flexible funding for psychosocial support; Quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats; Quick, flexible funding to respond to security threats or unexpected advocacy opportunities
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    Relocation
    Shelter Cities
    Justice and Peace Netherlands
    Temporary refuge in one of the Shelter Cities in the Netherlands (max. three months)
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    Relocation
    Temporary relocation
    Hamburg Foundation for Politically Persecuted People
    Temporary relocation to Hamburg, Germany
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    Relocation
    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: grant covering living costs and accommodation; access to public services in the country/city of residence; and travel expenses related to relocation; building and developing professional networks and opportunities during the residency.
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    Living Expenses
    Psychosocial Support and Medical Aid
    Relocation
    The Safety Fund
    International Media Support (IMS)
    Urgent legal assistance; Urgent medical assistance;  Family support in cases where the journalist has been killed or rendered otherwise incapable of supporting the family; Relocation, safe houses, evacuation out of the country or region.