JX Fund – European Fund for Journalism in Exile

During the past ten years, Syrian civil society and independent media bloomed into professional organisations that efficiently continue an inveterate fight for human rights and an open public debate between Syrians within and outside the country’s borders.

An interview with Taha Siddiqui, who was forced to flee to France after a failed abduction attempt, brings to the fore how freedom of expression and speech is being curtailed in newsrooms across South Asia.