NB: This list has been checked/updated as far as possible in August 2022
PEN CENTRES:
PEN International: The PEN Emergency Fund provides assistance to persecuted writers and journalists who are in acute financial need. For more information, please contact Aurélia Dondo, Europe Programme Coordinator at PEN International:
aurelia.dondo@pen-international.org
PEN America administer an emergency fund:
https://pen.org/campaign/pen-america-writers-emergency-fund/
PEN America also has a guide to digital security/online harassment
https://onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org
PEN Finland’s Hate Speech Toolkit: https://www.suomenpen.fi/userassets/uploads/2021/06/the-hate-speech-toolkit-en-110621-web.pdf
OTHER RESOURCES
ARTICLE 19 is part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response which has funding for legal and protection costs for journalists, along with monitoring and advocacy. https://www.mfrr.eu
Front Line Defenders offers emergency assistance, financial support and training – including around digital security – to eligible journalists facing threats in Northern Ireland. Apply online: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/programme/protection-grants
Front Line Defenders also have a comprehensive list of other funding options on their website: https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/resource-publication/other-funding-organisations
Human Rights Watch / https://www.hrw.org/human-rights-watch/hellman-hammett-grants
International Federation of Journalists / https://www.ifj.org/safety-fund.html
International Media Support https://www.mediasupport.org/what-we-do/safety-for-journalists/#safety-fund
Journalists in Distress network https://www.journalistsindistress.org/
This is a group of organisations who provide emergency support, many of them listed here. It might be worth familiarising yourself with this site prior to an emergency to identify which of the organisations are most likely to be able to help if and when needed.
Reporters sans Frontières: Assistance for Journalists
https://rsf.org/en/individual-support
The Rory Peck Trust provides assistance and support to freelance journalists and their families worldwide: https://rorypecktrust.org/
They also have a risk assessment guide:
The Society of Authors runs The Authors’ Contingency fund. Writers can apply directly to the SoA for support:
https://www.societyofauthors.org/Grants/contingency-funds
Risk Assessment
PEN Finland’s Hate Speech Toolkit: https://www.suomenpen.fi/userassets/uploads/2021/06/the-hate-speech-toolkit-en-110621-web.pdf
Rory Peck Trust (see above):