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Bellingcat’s New Online Investigations Toolkit

  • Bellingcat
  • Johanna Wild

Have you ever struggled to find a tool that does exactly what you need? You are not alone. More than 80 percent of open source researchers that participated in two Bellingcat surveys indicated that finding the right tools can be challenging. This is where Bellingcat’s new Online Investigations Toolkit comes in.

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France: A New Hub for Exiled Journalists

  • CFI Media Development

To ensure the safety of journalists in exile “Voices in Exile” is now offering multi-dimensional support to journalists in exile who wish to continue their professional activities in France. “Voices in Exile” was founded to support these journalists in their careers and help them to achieve their projects, including the creation of new media.

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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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Navigating Digital Sovereignty

  • ResearchGate
  • Douglas C. Youvan

In “Navigating Digital Sovereignty: A Comparative Analysis of Internet Regulation in Russia and China,” the researchers delve into the intricate web of policies and technologies that define how two global powers control and manage their digital landscapes. This exploration sheds light on the Sovereign Internet Law of Russia and the Great Firewall of China, two landmark strategies aimed at asserting digital sovereignty.

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Access Denied: Newsgathering in Repressive Regimes

  • Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
  • Osamah Golpy

The role of journalism in authoritarian and conflict-affected regions remains as crucial as it has ever been. While technological advances provide new opportunities for newsgathering, there are still plenty of pitfalls for those who are trying to convey the truth.

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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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Transnational Repression: from 2019 until 2024

  • Women Press Freedom

Women Press Freedom identifies transnational repression as a vital threat to journalists who have fled authoritarian regimes, highlighting the increased use of tactics like surveillance, harassment, and violence to silence dissent beyond national borders. According to the report, 50% of exiled women journalists were targeted through transnational repression reside in the EU.

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