What We Do
CSoJ works through a comprehensive approach that combines advocacy, protection, monitoring, and capacity-building to strengthen the safety of journalists across Ethiopia.
Collective Advocacy
Engage with policymakers, government institutions, civil society, and international stakeholders to push for reforms that guarantee freedom of expression and press freedom.
Rapid Response and Protection
Provide coordinated emergency support to journalists facing immediate threats, including legal defense, financial assistance, temporary relocation, and psychosocial services.
Monitoring and Documentation
Monitor, document, analyze, and report violations against journalists including arrests, detentions, abductions, censorship, and online harassment.
Capacity-Building and Training
Organize training on physical safety, digital security, legal rights, and ethical journalism practices.
Gender-Sensitive Interventions
Develop tailored programs to protect women journalists from technology-facilitated gender-based violence and workplace harassment.
Solidarity and Networking
Unite diverse journalists’ associations to coordinate joint actions and share resources. Strengthen regional and national partnerships to collectively address threats against media professionals.
Membership
CSoJ is an inclusive coalition that thrives on solidarity. Membership is open to all legally registered journalists’ associations in Ethiopia that share our vision and mission.
Join Us and Become a Member
We encourage journalists’ associations across Ethiopia to become part of CSoJ. Together, we can build a safer, freer, and stronger media environment in Ethiopia.
By joining CSoJ, associations gain:
- A collective platform for advocacy and representation at national, regional, and global levels.
- Access to training programs, capacity-building workshops, and safety resources.
- Opportunities to participate in rapid response mechanisms and protection frameworks.
- Inclusion in national monitoring and reporting systems on press freedom and journalists’ safety.
- Stronger solidarity through joint networking, collaboration, and experience-sharing.