We’ve compiled this resource database to support your efforts to be safer. They reflect the work and experience of countless filmmakers, funders, journalists, NGOs, lawyers, researchers, technologists, communication experts, and others.
Filmmaker Support Directory
Documentality
List of mental practitioners
List/Database
Website
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World Press Freedom Index
Reporters without Borders
Compares the level of freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territorie
List/Database
Website
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Security in a Box
Frontline Defenders
Digital security tools and tactics
Tool
Website
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IDA Emergency Assistance
Independent Documentary Association (IDA)
IDA Emergency Assistance provides rapid-response financial support to independent documentary filmmakers facing threats from governments and other po…
Program/Initiative
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Trauma Assistance Fund for Freelancers
Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma
Funded therapy for freelancers working in Canada or abroad
Funding Opportunity
Website
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Press Freedom Defense Fund
The Intercept
"go-to resource for newsrooms when trouble is on the horizon"
Funding Opportunity
Website
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Reporters Respond
Free Press Unlimited
Emergency & legal support
Funding Opportunity
Website
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Websites for Fact-Checking
College of Staten Island
Online fact-checking tools
List/Database
Website
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Surveillance Self-Defense
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Tips, tools, and how-tos for safer online communications
How-To
Website
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Media Laws Database
International Press Institute
Defamation laws in the EU and EU candidate countries
List/Database
Website
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Proof of Life Template
Rory Peck Trust
Template for confidential information that can be used to confirm whether a team member is still alive in case of kidnapping, abduction or detention
Tool
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Travelers' Health
CDC
Destinations and health-related travel risks
List/Database
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