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“Journalism in Nicaragua is Criminalized as Terrorism”

  • Confidential, Havana Times
  • Carlos F. Chamorro

Practicing journalism in Nicaragua is equivalent to committing a “crime of “terrorism”, denounced Nicaraguan journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, who went into exile in Costa Rica due to threats he received for doing independent journalism in his country.

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Investigating State Attacks on Exiles

  • Global Investigative Journalism Network
  • Rowan Philp

Transnational repression is on the rise, with governments targeting exiled dissidents through violence and surveillance. Investigative journalism, such as The Washington Post’s Repression’s Long Arm series, reveals how states like India and China suppress opposition abroad.

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Myanmar: Media Experimenting with Business Models

  • Media Development Investment Fund

The Business of Independent Myanmar Media Post-Coup: Experimenting with business models inside the country and in exile examines the ways in which independent media businesses have responded to, and been changed by, the 1 February 2021 military coup, and the business opportunities they have seized in its wake.

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The Crackdown on Cuba’s Independent Press

  • Columbia Journalism Review
  • David C. Adam

Cuba’s independent press faces a brutal crackdown, with journalists forced into exile after years of harassment and imprisonment. Despite the challenges, independent journalism continues to resist, using digital tools and anonymous sources to expose the regime’s oppressive tactics.

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Chinese Journalist Dai Qing’s Quiet Life in Exile

  • Radio Free Asia

Veteran Chinese journalist Dai Qing, 83, now lives in exile in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where she is working on her forthcoming book “Notes on History”. A prominent critic of the Three Gorges Dam project and a supporter of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Dai now enjoys a quiet life among a community of exiled Chinese intellectuals, reflecting on her past activism while staying informed about China’s current political climate.

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Latin American Journalists in Exile Share Strategies

  • LatAm Journalism Review
  • Silvia Higuera

Exiled journalists in Latin America face growing challenges, from economic instability to threats against their safety. Cuban journalist José Nieves is tackling this crisis with innovative strategies for media sustainability. His podcast “Hablando en Plata” offers insights into financial survival and resilience for independent media in hostile environments.

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Media in Exile is Defeating Censorship

  • Confidencial
  • Carlos F. Chamorro

In Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, exiled reporters are not just surviving, they’re innovating. Despite crackdowns, they’re finding new ways to keep independent journalism alive, earning the 2024 IAPA Press Freedom Prize for their bold defiance of censorship.

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Media in Exile is Defeating Censorship in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela

  • Cinfidencial
  • Carlos F. Chamorro

Journalists in exile from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela continue to resist authoritarian censorship despite extreme repression. Awarded the IAPA’s Grand Prize for Press Freedom, they highlight the challenges and innovations necessary to sustain independent journalism amid growing threats.

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Are Myanmar’s Exiled Journalists Getting a Fair Deal?

  • Frontier
  • Ben Dunant and Ye Mon

Journalists are allegedly suffering exploitation and abuse at exiled news outlets, but there’s debate over whether the responsibility to respond falls on donors or a media industry that is taking gradual steps to self-regulate.

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Bangladesh Media in Crisis Under the Government

  • International Federation of Journalists
  • Khairuzzaman Kamal

In Bangladesh, the safety of journalists remains precarious, with reporters frequently facing violent attacks under challenging conditions. The harrowing experiences faced by journalists highlights the ongoing crisis facing Bangladeshi media, and the steps that must be taken to ensure their safety, writes Khairuzzaman Kamal of Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum.

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Exiled Turkish Journalist Leaves Sweden After Attack

  • Stockholm Center for Freedom

Ahmet Dönmez, a Turkish journalist living in exile in Sweden, said in an interview with the Journalisten news website that he left the country for the United States some two years after surviving a brutal attack in Stockholm. Dönmez had narrowly escaped death after being severely beaten in a suburb of Stockholm in March 2022.

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Exiled Journalists Uncovering the Truth

  • The Business Standard
  • Jannatul Naym Pieal

Reports by the media in exile played a crucial role in documenting the atrocities of the Hasina regime in Bangladesh, even in the face of sedition charges. Three of the exiled journalists shared their experiences with The Business Standard.

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Journalists In Exile Expose Government Brutality

  • Outlook
  • Shweta Desai

Netra News, an independent news outlet in exile, is known for its rare feat in investigative reportage exposing corruption in the Bangladesh government and abuse of security agencies. Outlook spoke to its founder Tasneem Khalil on running an online news platform from Sweden, tracking political instability and protests in Bangladesh.

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Myanmar’s Exiled Journalists in Thailand

  • The Diplomat
  • Hailun Li

Thousands of journalists fled the junta-controlled zones to the resistance areas or foreign lands, where they remain dedicated to reporting despite the many challenges of life in exile. Hailun Li has collected the stories of three exiled journalists for The Diplomat.

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How Journalists Face Coordinated Discrediting Worldwide

  • Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  • ‘Fisayo Soyombo

Discrediting journalists involves various tactics such as false copyright claims, social media harassment, and misinformation. Powerful individuals and entities often lead these campaigns, leveraging their influence to silence dissent. The goal is not just to attack the journalist’s character but to undermine the credibility of their stories.

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Vietnam Tightens Leash on Criticism

  • The Washington Post
  • Rebecca Tan

Vietnam’s government has been carrying out its most intense crackdown on critics in decades, jailing droves of activists, lawyers and journalists and driving even more into exile, according to human rights groups and security analysts. Rebecca Tan analyzed the current developments for the Washington Post.

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Turkey: Exiled Journalist Reveals State-Politics-Relations

  • Turkish Minute

Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist and author living in exile, has uncovered shady relations between the deep state and politicians in Turkey based on the narratives from a series of videos released by notorious Turkish mafia boss Sedat Peker in 2021.

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Journalist Persecution Escalates in Nicaragua and Venezuela

  • The Tico Times / AFP

The controversial re-election of President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela will “worsen” attacks on the press, said Artur Romeu, the Latin America director of Reporters Without Borders (RSF). He also warned of an escalation in the persecution of journalists in Nicaragua.

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