If you face legal threats because of your journalism, we can help.
We support journalists – including citizen journalists, bloggers, broadcasters, photojournalists, cartoonists or fact-checkers – and news outlets when they are confronted with legal action as a result of their reporting.
We can provide funding for your legal defence and we can help you find a lawyer. Our legal team can also provide technical legal support to your lawyer.
We can also help you bring legal action to compel the state to protect your rights if they have been violated, including to investigate abuses and bring perpetrators of attacks to justice.
How to Apply
Usually, applications are made by the lawyer handling the case but they can also be made by the journalist, the family or friends of the journalist or a relevant support organisation. If you have not yet found a lawyer, please contact us first and we may be able to put you in touch with lawyers we have worked with previously.
Emergency Legal Support
We’ve helped hundreds of journalists, citizen journalist and media outlets report freely. 73% of the cases we supported had a successful or partially successful outcome.
