JX Fund – European Fund for Journalism in Exile

In Spring 2024, a delegation from the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) conducted a press freedom fact-finding mission to Tbilisi, Georgia as part of a project funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Today, ECPMF publishes a report detailing the findings of the mission, which paint a picture of independent media in the midst of an existential crisis.

For decades, Iran’s brutal repression of independent journalism at home has been accompanied by the systematic targeting of journalists reporting on Iran from abroad, in an effort to silence them. This new report from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows that the level of transnational threat to Iranian journalists is unprecedented and comes at enormous professional and personal cost.

The work of exiled journalists, which is key to upholding democracy and defending human rights, is being impacted through continued efforts by authoritarian governments to silence them even across borders.

MFRR partner organizations issue a warning after a press freedom mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. This statement highlights a concerning decline in media freedom fueled by new restrictive and more.

This report explores the conditions for Sudanese media practitioners, offering insights and narratives to guide stakeholders toward tangible improvements. A survey, data, and detailed findings.

DW Akademie project ‘Space for Freedom’: Exiled journalists share their experiences and emphasize the importance of integrating Russian journalists into the European media environment.

In Venezuela, government pressure is shuttering traditional news outlets, but independent sites endure despite hurdles and blockages. Over the last two decades, 60+ newspapers halted circulation.

Freedom of the press is threatened almost everywhere by illiberal tendencies. But according to the article, there is also a glimmer of hope in the midst of the greatest crisis.