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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 Global Security” at the Athens Democracy Forum, held from 30 September to 3 October 2025 in Greece. The panel was organized by the McCain Institute at Arizona State University as…

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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 globally to an alarming extent. Authoritarian state and state-affiliated actors target individuals beyond their own national borders on foreign state territory employing a wide tool set to surveil, intimidate and…

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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…

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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…

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JAM joins ten rights groups to form “Coalition Against Transnational Repression in Germany”

August 12, 2024 Human  rights and diaspora organizations based in Germany have come together to form the “Coalition Against Transnational Repression in Germany” (TNR Coalition).  Transnational repression is a strategy employed by mostly autocratic governments to silence their critics abroad. Exiles often cannot live safely in Germany; they are threatened, intimidated, or even subjected to…

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JAM’s Altıntaş spoke on exiled media in Tbilisi

JAM’s Barış Altıntaş spoke in the panel titled “Exile: The New Normal” at the ZEG Storytelling Festival in Tbilisi on June 23, 2024. The panel was moderated by Nabeelah Shabbir, joined by journalists Polina Ivanova, Abduweli Ayup, and JAM’s Barış Altıntaş.  Panelists talked about the challenges and the future of journalists reporting in exile while…

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JAM’s exiled journalists documentary premieres in Tbilisi

The first screening of JAM’s documentary on exiled journalism, Our Wonderful Past, took place on June 21 at the ZEG Storytelling Festival in Tbilisi. The film, produced by journalists Barış Altıntaş Andrei Zhbirblis, features interviews with journalists who were forced to leave Turkey, Russia, and Belarus due to pressures on the press. The documentary also…

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Our Wonderful Past: Media capture and exiled journalism

The documentary explores the systematic suppression of media and freedom of expression by authoritarian regimes in Russia, Turkey, and Belarus and the state of exiled journalism through interviews with journalists in exile and telling the stories of persecution the takeover of independent press, and the work of journalists who risk their lives to uphold the…

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“Our Wonderful Past” will be launched at ZEG Tbilisi Storytelling Festival

JAM’s new documentary titled “Our Wonderful Past: Media Capture and Exiled Journalism” will be launched on June 21, Thursday at the ZEG Storytelling Festival in Tbilisi at 12:00 on Radio Free Europe Stage followed by a Q§A with the producers of the film. The documentary explores the systematic suppression of media and freedom of expression…

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JAM e.V. 2023 Annual Report

We are excited to announce the release of our 2023 Annual Report. This report highlights the achievements and activities of Journalists and Lawyers for Freedom of Expression (JAM e.V.) over the past year. In 2023, JAM e.V. significantly expanded its advocacy for freedom of expression and media rights. Throughout the year, we hosted events for…

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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…

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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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