Journalists-in-Residence offers support to prosecuted journalists

Journalists from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine and EU28 countries can apply for this program.

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) organizes the Journalists-in-Residence Program, which offers assistance to journalists under threat.

The program provides a safe home, a EUR1,000 monthly stipend and other forms of support. Additionally, participants can work at the ECPMF offices in Leipzig, Germany.

Candidates must have at least five years of full-time experience as a journalist and be proficient in English or German.

The residencies last up to six months and must take place between July 2017 and January 2018.

The deadline is May 12.

For more information, click here.

(sursa: International Journalists’ Network)