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Journalists and Lawyers for Freedom of Expression was established in Berlin to support journalists who have had to leave their home countries. We are working to support media professionals in exile the best way we can.
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Jam participates in OSCE HDIM panels on political prisoners and transnational repression of journalists
Warsaw, 10 October 2025 – JAM e.V. Senior Projects Manager Evin Barış Altıntaş took part in two key side events during the OSCE Human Dimension…
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JAM joins the conversation at Athens Democracy Forum
Athens, 1 October 2025 – JAM e.V.’s Evin Barış Altıntaş took part in a high-level panel discussion titled “Betraying Human Rights Defenders: The Impact on…
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Tackling Transnational Repression in Germany: Policy paper released by TNR Coalition
A Policy Paper by the Coalition Against Transnational Repression in Germany, April 2025 DOWNLOAD PDF Transnational repression (TNR) is an old phenomenon but currently resurfaces…
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JAM’s new book on authoritarian propaganda launched in Berlin!
JAM, Berlin – On October 9, 2024, Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and Journalisten und Anwälte für Meinungsfreiheit (JAM) celebrated the launch of their latest publication, Masters of Manipulation: Authoritarian Propaganda in Russia and Turkey, at the Reforum Space in Berlin. The book, authorted by five Russian and five Turkish journalists, explores the mechanisms used by…
U.S. Supreme Court defers content moderation cases back to lower courts
U.S. Supreme Court’s message in content moderation case: Platforms are free to moderate Batıkan Erkoç The ruling on Florida and Texas laws curbing social media platforms’ powers on content moderation was delivered by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Moody v. NetChoice on July 1st. The Court, weighing in on the social media…
No impact expected from ECHR ruling on Russia’s ‘undesirable’ organizations
The judgment will have ‘zero consequences’, according to the applicants’ lawyer Batıkan Erkoç The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on 18 June that Russian legislation allowing authorities to declare organizations as “undesirable” and suspend their activities infringes on the right to freedom of expression and the right to organize. The ruling concerns a…
JAM e.V. Publications
A closer look at authoritarian propaganda: “Masters of Manipulation”
In a world increasingly dominated by authoritarian narratives, a new publication”Masters of Manipulation: Authoritarian Propaganda in Russia and Turkey” zooms in on the intricate web of propaganda in Russia and Turkey. Supported by the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung (FNF) and produced by Journalists and Lawyers for Free Speech (Journalisten und Anwälte für Meinungsfreiheit (JAM) e.V.). It…
My Evil Twin
A brief history of judiciary’s war on journalism in Russia and Turkey Authors: Asuman Aranca, Evin Barış Altıntaş, Anna Romashchenko, Nate Schenkkan, Gökçer Tahincioğlu, Sibel Yükler, Roman Zholud Defenses of independent journalists against authoritarian or malign regimes remain weak across the world. Russia and Turkey – united in not just the increasingly authoritarian way they…
In the Shadow of Two Palaces: Our newest publication is out!
We are excited to announce the launch of our newest report, “In the Shadow of Two Palaces: Conversations with Exiled Journalists from Turkey and Russia”, supported by the Justice and Journalists Foundation (JFJ). This crucial publication, authored by Istanbul-based journalist and Media and Law Studies (MLSA) co-director Evin Barış Altıntaş, who is also one of…
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