Resources to support journalist safety in Europe

Target Group: Journalists and media workers

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    Psychosocial support and medical aid
    Assistance Desk: Individual Support
    Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) – Reporters Without Borders International
    Financial and administrative support for medical care if you are a victim of violence due to your work
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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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    Relocation
    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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    Living expenses
    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. Financial and administrative support for families of journalists to cope with the consequences of the reprisals to which their loved-ones have been exposed.
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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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    Physical safety
    Between the Lines
    Between the Lines (BTL)
    Escort for journalists at demonstrations and vigils in Saxony, Germany
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    Psychosocial support and medical aid
    Black Journalists Therapy Relief Fund (BJTRF)
    International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
    Mental health support
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    Support in exile
    Boris Nemtsov Fellowship program
    Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom
    The maximum duration of a fellowship is 6 months. The number of awarded fellowships depends on the available funds.
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    Digital safety
    Digital Security Helpline
    Access Now
    24/7 rapid-response emergency assistance for people under digital attack
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    Psychosocial support and medical aid
    Discount for health clinics
    Türkiye Gazeteciler Cemiyeti (TGC)
    Agreements with several private hospitals and health clinics for members to have access to their services at discount rates
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    Living expenses
    Documenting Ukraine
    The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM)
    Documenting Ukraine is awarding one-time project grants of 5000 EUR.
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    Living expenses
    Emergency Assistance
    Journalisten helfen Journalisten (JhJ)
    Subsistence costs, support for family
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    Support in exile
    Emergency Assistance
    Journalisten helfen Journalisten (JhJ)
    Subsistence costs, support for family
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    Psychosocial support and medical aid
    Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
    Freedom House
    Frontline Defenders (FLD)
    Medical expenses, including psycho-social support
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    Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
    Freedom House
    Frontline Defenders (FLD)
    Legal represendation and trial monitoring
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    Relocation
    Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
    Freedom House
    Frontline Defenders (FLD)
    Temporary relocation, inclduing for dependents affected by the threat
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    Living expenses
    Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
    Freedom House
    Frontline Defenders (FLD)
    Humanitarian assistance and dependent support Equipment replacement if confiscated or damaged
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    Physical safety
    Emergency Assistance Program (EAP)
    Freedom House
    Frontline Defenders (FLD)
    Improving physical security of home or office
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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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    Psychosocial support and medical aid
    Emergency Fund
    International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
    Small grants for psychological and medical care for incidents directly related to threats and crises caused by your work
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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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    Emergency Fund
    International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)
    Legal aid to counter threats of imprisonment or censorship
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    Digital safety
    Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
    OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
    Funds for digital security
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    Physical safety
    Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
    OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
    Funds for physical security 
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    Psychosocial support and medical aid
    Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
    OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
    Medical support (including psycho-social support andrehabilitation) to defenders who have suffered a medical condition as a result of their peaceful human rights activities
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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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    Living expenses
    Emergency material support to human rights defenders at risk
    OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
    Humanitarian assistance (including family support)
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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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    Psychosocial support and medical aid
    Financial support
    Gewerkschaft GPA
    financial support for jobless financial support for a training financial support in case of an accident
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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