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Earlier this month Donald Trump launched military strikes on Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The ousting of Maduro was a momentous event for millions of Venezuelans, who have gone through hunger, political repression, a painful economic collapse and a massive exodus in the past two decades.
Luz Mely Reyes, a Venezuelan journalist in exile and director of the digital media outlet Efecto Cocuyo, quickly learned what was happening. She contacted a group of colleagues, also in exile, via text message, and within minutes they organized a live broadcast to inform their compatriots about what was going on in Venezuela.
When technology can manufacture any reality, the journalist becomes both witness and suspect. How can the media rebuild trust when truth itself feels optional? A conversation among editors, reporters, and thinkers on courage, verification, and storytelling in a time of noise.
In 2026, exiled media outlets will overhaul their business models, leaving behind grant dependency and moving toward diversified schemes that include products and services that their audiences — especially readers in the diaspora — are willing to pay for.
“A blogger and journalist from Russia. Left the country due to persecution for anti-war articles. Received political asylum in France. I write about my new life.”
The Network of Exiled Media Outlets (NEMO) is proud to join in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Zamaneh Media and its flagship independent journalism platform, Radio Zamaneh, which serves audiences in Iran and diaspora communities worldwide. On December 16, Zamaneh’s team will commemorate this milestone with a donation campaign, and by sharing highlights of their work on their website.
The article describes how UNESCO is training journalists from Myanmar to improve disability-inclusive reporting, combat stigma, and ensure more accurate and accessible media coverage. It highlights how local and ethnic media, guided by persons with disabilities, can drive meaningful change by shifting narratives, newsroom practices, and representation.
This episode of the mediares podcast takes a closer look at the case in which the Vietnamese government is suing Berlin-based exile journalists. Sebastian Engelbrecht discusses the political background, the implications for press freedom, and what this cross-border legal action means for journalists living in exile.
Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) strongly condemns the sexual and physical assaults, threats, and surveillance targeting the exiled journalist Sophia Tekwani and her family in Sweden, as part of a dangerous pattern of transnational repression by Zimbabwean authorities.
Iran’s government is intensifying its media restrictions. This effort is backfiring dramatically. Exiled opposition channels are now setting the domestic news agenda. According to The Economist, state minders severely limit foreign journalists’ access.
Nasir Andisha, Acting Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, said at the International Symposium on Freedom of Expression that the international community must continue supporting Afghan media and free expression and should not allow the Taliban to silence these freedoms. The symposium opened today (Friday, November 21) in Berlin.
When war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, Basma Shams witnessed independent journalism collapse under the weight of violence and repression. Maurice Oniang’o spoke with Shams, fellow Ayin reporter Eiad Husham and the network’s managing editor, Tom Rhodes, to find out how grassroots journalism persists in one of the most dangerous countries for reporters.
César Batiz is the winner of the 2025 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award. Batiz is a Venezuelan investigative journalist and co-founder of El Pitazo, which has pioneered innovative methods to bypass government control in one of the world’s most restrictive media environments.
A Venezuelan journalist in exile, César Batiz is the innovative co-founder of El Pitazo, which continues to deliver news in the face of state censorship. Batiz, who is the winner of the 2025 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Award, delivered the following remarks on Nov. 13 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC, at the ICFJ Awards Dinner 2025.
The two-day “Exiled Media Forum 2025” concluded in Hamburg, Germany, reaffirming international support for independent media operating outside their home countries. The event convened journalists, media executives, and freedom-of-expression advocates from Afghanistan, Belarus, Sudan, and other nations confronting repressive regimes.
Interpol has rejected a request from Kyrgyz authorities to issue an international warrant for the co-founder of one of the country’s leading independent media outlets, calling the request politically motivated. OCCRP learned Thursday that Kyrgyzstan had asked Interpol to issue a so-called Red Notice for Rinat Tuhvatshin, the co-founder of Kloop, an award-winning outlet.
The following resolution was adopted by the members of the International Press Institute (IPI) on October 15, 2025 by unanimous vote of those present at the 74th annual General Assembly, and presented at the IPI World Congress on October 25, 2025 in Vienna, Austria. Democratic states must adopt a comprehensive approach to assisting and protecting exiled journalists so they can continue their critical mission of informing the public and holding power to account.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns of Russia’s growing use of in absentia convictions against exiled Russian journalists and foreign media professionals. This repressive legal tactic is used to intimidate journalists, block their return to Russia and pressure their relatives, and has become commonplace since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.