La Maison des Journalistes - Support Centres

La Maison des Journalistes (House of Journalists) is an association founded in France in 1901 that, since 2002, has been offering shelter to over 300 international journalists in exile. It provides accommodation, support, and advocacy for six months on average.

Syndicat National des Journalistes – SNJ - Support Centres

The National Union of Journalists (Syndicat National des Journalistes - SNJ) is the largest journalists' trade union in France. First founded in 1918, it was dissolved by the Vichy regime in 1940 and re-founded in 1946. It is not formally tied to any political organisation. It is a member of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

DLA Piper - Support Centres

DLA Piper is a private law firm that provides legal support to staff and freelance journalists, editors, media outlets; civic media/bloggers as well as NGOs that provide legal, financial or advocacy support for journalists/media outlets, and/or journalist associations in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and UK.

The person to be contacted is Özgür Kahale from Pro Bono Counsel (ozgur.kahale@dlapiper.com or +33 1 40 15 25 13). The fee is Pro Bono.

Reporters Without Borders - S.O.S. Press - Support Centres

Reporter Without Borders provides a hotline for journalists in danger. This free hotline allows journalists to instantly transmit information to a Reporters Without Borders’ representative who, depending on the situation, can provide them with advice and contacts, or alert local or consular authorities. «Press SOS» hotline is available 24 hours/ day, 7 days/week.

SOS Presse phone number: (33) 1 4777-7414

Alliance of Lawyers for Human Rights - Support Centres

Established in 2009, the Alliance of Lawyers for Human Rights (Alliance des Avocats pour les droits de l'homme, AADH) is a worldwide organization providing legal support to organizations dedicated to the protection of human and environmental rights, including NGOs that provide legal support for journalist associations. Furthermore, in the case of Human Rights violations, the AADH provides legal information in order to structure and ensure the victim’s defense, as well as legal representation before the courts.