What We Do

Collective Advocacy

  • Engage with policymakers, government institutions, civil society, and international stakeholders to push for reforms that guarantee freedom of expression and press freedom.
  • Advocate for stronger legal frameworks to hold perpetrators accountable for crimes against journalists.
  • Elevate Ethiopia’s journalists’ safety concerns at regional and international platforms, ensuring global solidarity and attention.

Rapid Response and Protection

  • Provide coordinated emergency support to journalists facing immediate threats, including legal defense, financial assistance, temporary relocation, and psychosocial services.
  • Establish a rapid response network that enables timely interventions when journalists are arrested, harassed, or attacked.
  • Collaborate with partners to develop safety protocols and emergency hotlines for journalists in distress.
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Monitoring and Documentation

  • Monitor, document, analyze, and report violations against journalists including arrests, detentions, abductions, censorship, and online harassment.
  • Publish periodic safety reports to create evidence-based advocacy tools.
  • Share data with stakeholders to raise awareness and push for accountability at all levels.

Capacity-Building and Training

  • Organize training on physical safety, digital security, legal rights, and ethical journalism practices.
  • Build resilience among journalists to manage risks in conflict-sensitive and high-threat environments.
  • Facilitate peer-to-peer learning and mentoring between journalists from different associations and regions.

Gender-Sensitive Interventions

  • Develop tailored programs to protect women journalists from technology-facilitated gender-based violence and workplace harassment.
  • Advocate for inclusive policies that ensure equal participation of women in media leadership.
  • Create safe spaces for women journalists to share experiences, access resources, and build solidarity networks.

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.
  • Foster a culture of solidarity, ensuring no journalist faces threats in isolation.

Through these programs, CSoJ aims not only to respond to threats but also to build long-term structures that guarantee journalists’ safety and resilience.