The innovative Fund Against Censorship, administered by the World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC) in cooperation with eight other organizations, provides assistance grants to news media and journalists facing criminal prosecution. Grants go primarily to hire local lawyers, helping to assure fair trials in criminal libel, defamation and other cases, often politically motivated and intended to silence independent news media.
Journalists and news media facing legal charges can seek help through the Fund by contacting any of the nine participating press freedom groups. In addition to WPFC, these are: the Committee to Protect Journalists, Commonwealth Press Union, Inter American Press Association, International Association of Broadcasting, International Federation of the Periodical Press, North American Broadcasters Association, International Press Institute and the World Association of Newspapers.
For more information, contact:
Mary-Esther Dattareyan 11690-C Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, Virginia USA 20191 Phone: +1 703 715 9811 Fax: +1 703 620 6790 E-mail: maryesther@wpfc.org, freepress@wpfc.org Or visit the Website at: http://www.wpfc.org/FundAgainstCens...
