DOHA CENTRE OFFERS ASSISTANCE FOR MEDIA AT RISK
Journalists and media outlets in danger are invited to apply for support from the Doha Centre for Media Freedom, a relatively new international freedom of expression organisation based in Qatar and run by the former head of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Robert Ménard.
The centre provides assistance to imprisoned journalists and their families, and to journalists who have been threatened or attacked, by offering funding, legal aid and money for medical treatment. The centre also offers advice for those facing lawsuits, including how best to defend themselves at the regional and international level. Media outlets that have been censored or persecuted, or destroyed in fighting or national disasters, can also call on the centre for help. The centre has given financial assistance to 150 journalists or media outlets so far, totalling more than US$340,000.
The Doha Centre was set up in December 2007 by a decree of Qatar's Emir, H.H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who is also the chair of Al Jazeera, and is under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser al-Missned. Complete the application form online here: http://tinyurl.com/7a29ee The form can also be sent to you on request by contacting: assistance (@)dohacentre.org
For more information, see: http://www.dohacentre.org/-Assistance-.html--------------------------------------------
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