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Media Outlets
Since April 2022, the JX Fund has supported 95 exiled media outlets from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria and Ukraine with financial or structural aid.
Independent media is under threat.
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Grants
In total, 180 grants have been awarded to exiled media outlets with journalists working from 25 different countries.
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Projects
The JX Fund has implemented 48 projects targeting different needs of both exiled media outlets and freelance journalists.
News and press releases
CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AND UPDATES
SYRIA
Independent Syrian media in exile emerged as a result of the 2011 uprising and its violent repression: often emerging from citizen journalism and then evolving into professionalized newsrooms operating across borders. Over the past decade, the sector experienced waves of displacement – first into neighbouring countries (2012–2013), then deeper into Europe (2015–2016), especially after conditions in Turkey, where many media initially relocated to, deteriorated.
@mediasres: The Struggle of Russian Exiled Media for Their Survival
In an interview with Deutschlandfunk’s radio program @mediasres, JX Fund’s Managing Director Maral Jekta discussed the current state of Russian exiled media four years after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Shrinking resources, increasingly sophisticated censorship technologies, and the simultaneous criminalization of audiences are placing them under growing pressure.
Event: Crises in Context
How do journalists working in exile sustain independent reporting? What unique perspectives do they bring to global coverage of political developments in closed regimes – and how can their work contribute to rebuilding independent media ecosystems in the future?
Together with Reporters Without Borders Germany (RSF Germany), we will host a panel discussion with exiled journalists from Iran, Syria, and Venezuela.
GEO: “These Newsrooms Are Forced to Innovate.”
In an interview with GEO+, Maral Jekta, Managing Director of the JX Fund, discusses the growing challenges faced by Russian exiled media – from censorship and legal pressure to financial uncertainty. She explains how journalists continue to reach audiences inside Russia despite increasing restrictions, why exile newsrooms are forced to constantly innovate, and whether independent reporting beyond the country’s borders can remain sustainable in the long term.
After the Cut: Outlook 2026
By Maral Jekta
By now it is clear that the shock of the 2025 US funding cuts has not faded. Its effects continue to shape independent and exiled media in 2026.
That leaves organizations like ours with an uncomfortable question: How do we distribute less funding without shrinking the field to a handful of surviving exiled media outlets and risking a quiet desertification of exiled media landscapes?
Exposing the Invisible: How Exiled Media Challenge Disinformation & Propaganda
A botnet that spreads false claims across multiple languages, fake copy accounts mimicking top Western media, AI-trained on manipulated datasets to twist narratives – these are just a few of the extraordinary manipulation efforts uncovered by exiled media outlets.
Study: Innovation as the Driving Survival Force
The past year once again shook the Russian independent media sector in exile. Russian authorities tightened censorship, expanded surveillance, and criminalized the consumption of independent media content. Despite this hostile environment and a sector-wide financial crisis, independent media outlets in exile held their ground and even expanded their reach across multiple channels.
Beyond Borders: How Exiled Media Shape International Reporting
How does the Kremlin infiltrate Europe’s information sphere to sway elections and shape public opinion? Where did fugitive Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek vanish to? Why are many of China’s cities sinking? Without exiled media, you probably wouldn’t know.
Exiled Media: A Pillar of Global Democratic Structures
The accelerating decline of democratic structures is triggering a global exodus of journalists from authoritarian countries. Exiled media are now, in many regions, the last institutions capable of documenting increasing autocratization and making democratic backsliding visible.
Comprehensive Overviews on Exiled Media Landscapes
In times of shifting geopolitics and increasing challenges for independent journalism, supporting exiled media is more crucial than ever. Combining regional context, audience data, and nuanced insights, our country profiles on Afghanistan, Belarus, Nicaragua, Russia, and Syria highlight the critical role of exiled journalism in safeguarding truth under repressive regimes.
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