Statement of Support for Ukraine and Ukrainian Journalists

25 February 2022
The Public Media Alliance joins the undersigned organisations in standing in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, but particularly Ukrainian journalists who now find themselves at the frontlines of a large-scale European war.
Ukraine protests Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland. 24 February 2022. Anti-war protest outside Russian embassy in Warsaw. Demonstrators call for peace and condemn Putin. Credit: Grand Warszawski / Shutterstock.com

We unilaterally condemn the violence and aggression that puts thousands of our colleagues all over Ukraine in grave danger.

We call on the international community to provide any possible assistance to those who are taking on the brave role of reporting from the war zone that is now Ukraine. 

We condemn the physical violence, the cyberattacks, disinformation and all other weapons employed by the aggressor against the free and democratic Ukrainian press. 

We also stand in solidarity with independent Russian media who continue to report the truth in unprecedented conditions.

Join the statement of support for Ukraine by signing it here. 

#Журналісти_Важливі #StandWithUkraine

Signed: 
  1. Justice for Journalists Foundation 
  2. Index on Censorship
  3. International Foundation for Protection of Freedom of Speech “Adil Soz” 
  4. International Media Support (IMS)
  5. Yerevan Press Club 
  6. Turkmen.news 
  7. Free Press Unlimited
  8. Human Rights Center “Viasna”
  9. Albanian Helsinki Committee
  10.  Media Rights Group, Azerbaijan 
  11.  European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
  12.  Association of European Journalists
  13.  School of Peacemaking and Media Technology in Central Asia 
  14. Human Rights Center of Azerbaijan
  15. Reporters Without Borders, RSF
  16.  Association of Independent Press of Moldova, API 
  17.  Public Association “Dignity”, Kazakhstan
  18.  PEN International 
  19.  Human Rights House Foundation, Norway
  20.  IFEX
  21.  UNITED for Intercultural Action
  22.  Human Rights House Yerevan
  23.  Helsinki Citizens’ Assembly – Vanadzor, Armenia ??
  24.  Rafto Foundation for Human Rights, Norway
  25.  Society of Journalists, Warsaw
  26.  The Swedish OSCE-network
  27.  Hungarian Helsinki Committee 
  28.  Legal policy research centre, Kazakhstan
  29.  Public Foundation Notabene – Tajikistan 
  30.  HR NGO “Citizens’ Watch – St. Petersburg, Russia
  31.  English PEN
  32.  Public organization “Dawn” – Tajikistan
  33.  International Press Institute (IPI)
  34.  The Union of Journalists of Kazakhstan 
  35.  ARTICLE 19
  36.  Human Rights House Tbilisi
  37. Rights Georgia
  38. Election Monitoring and Democracy Studies Center. Azerbaijan
  39.  International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)
  40. Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
  41. Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
  42. European Federation of Journalists
  43. Social Media Development Center, Georgia
  44. Populus Rei, Georgia 
  45.  OBC Transeuropa
  46.  The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
  47.  Journalists Union YENI NESIL, Azerbaijan
  48. Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA) , Istanbul
  49.  Baku Press Club 
  50. Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development Premium Times
  51. Union Sapari
  52. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ)
  53. Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, Armenia 
  54. FEDERATIA SINDICATELOR DIN SOCIETATEA ROMANA DE RADIODIFUZIUNE, Bucharest, ROMANIA 
  55. CD FILMS (FRANCE)
  56. CFDT-Journalistes
  57. Belarusian Association of Journalists 
  58. SafeJournalists network
  59. Association of Journalists of Kosovo
  60. Association of Journalists of Macedonia
  61. BH Journalists Association
  62. Croatian Journalists’ Association
  63. Independent Journalists Association of Serbia
  64. Trade Union of Media of Montenegro
  65. Analytical Center for Central Asia (ACCA)
  66. Trade Union of Croatian Journalists 
  67. European Press Prize
  68. Ethical Journalism Network
  69. European Journalism Centre 
  70. Slovene Association of Journalists
  71.  Investigative Studios
  72. PEN Belarus
  73. Public Media Alliance (PMA)

Header Image: Warsaw, Poland. 24 February 2022. Anti-war protest outside Russian embassy in Warsaw. Demonstrators call for peace and condemn Putin. Credit: Grand Warszawski / Shutterstock.com