Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has underlined once again the essential role of independent, ethical journalism in assisting citizens to make life-or-death decisions, informing the world, and holding the powerful to account.

As a powerful antidote to the disinformation and propaganda that characterise hybrid warfare, and as a pillar of democracy upon which other freedoms and rights depend, journalism in Ukraine is undergoing a terrible assault.

The targeting, torturing, and killing of journalists is abhorrent and must be stopped. Those responsible must be held accountable and brought to justice under national and international law. Vicious online attacks against news organisations and individual journalists must also cease. We condemn Russia’s attacks on press freedom and freedom of expression in Ukraine in the strongest possible terms.

The safety and security of all journalists to report freely are essential to ensure that the world understands the reality and facts of the ongoing war, including the humanitarian consequences.

We stand in solidarity with all journalists and independent media covering Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

The greater the threat to Ukrainian journalists’ lives, livelihoods, and ability to do their jobs, the greater will be our efforts to support them. Funding, protective gear, equipment, housing, training, office space in foreign cities, and psychosocial support – we will do everything we can to support our Ukrainian colleagues’ ability to continue reporting and serving the urgent needs of their audiences.

A window of opportunity for journalism and journalists everywhere

In countries with access to independent sources of news, an often sceptical public are recognising the bravery, commitment and professionalism of journalists and media outlets, both Ukrainian and international. Even governments with hostile dispositions to free, independent media are being forced to acknowledge the vital role journalism plays in ensuring that the world sees the invasion of Ukraine for what it is. Tech companies too are waking up to the fact that not all information is equal, and that there is a moral imperative to give due prominence to professional, independent, public interest journalism.

This nascent, new-found and rekindled recognition of journalism’s value among the public and policy makers is fragile. Ukrainian reporters and international journalists reporting from Ukraine have earned a window of opportunity. The greatest leaps of progress are often made in times of crisis. We, collectively, cannot afford to squander it.

For the sake of the immediate future and safety of our Ukrainian colleagues, and the long term viability of independent, public interest journalism everywhere, this is a moment that we all need to rise to.

For the benefit of media and journalists everywhere, we:

• Insist that states and armed groups must release all imprisoned and kidnapped journalists, including those detained or sentenced under the guise of prohibiting defamation or countering terrorism;
• Acknowledge that many conflicts and crises have at times not received the united, rapid and sustained response that our collective conscience demands;
• Affirm that field producers are journalists not “fixers” – their language skills, cultural and regional understanding and strong networks of contacts are crucial to international reporting and deserve the same rights, respect, support, social security and credit as all journalists covering conflicts.
• Commit to intensifying our efforts to support journalists in conflict zones, in exile, and facing hardship everywhere, including independent media/journalists from Belarus and Russia who have been forced to flee their countries;
• Russia’s crackdown on dissent; its attacks against press freedom; its intimidation of independent journalism – these actions are forcing journalists who remain committed to truth-telling and free speech into silence or exile. Russian people are being denied access to the truth.

To international media and journalists, we ask that you:

• Where legally permitted, provide surplus personal protective equipment to organisations able to transport this to Ukraine;
• Draw attention to the social insecurity of Ukrainian field producers and translators’ who help foreign media by providing them with proper pay, insurance and additional safety guarantees;
• Wherever possible make safety training available to Ukrainian journalists and to all journalists, including freelancers reporting from Ukraine, and “show the same concern for the welfare and safety of freelancers, local journalists and media workers as they do for their staff” including providing the same protective equipment to Ukrainian colleagues as to international reporters;
• Open your doors to displaced journalists and newsrooms. Give them somewhere to work from. Hire them if you can afford to;
• Listen to the calls of Ukrainian colleagues to use appropriate and accurate language when reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, consistent with the ethical standards of independent journalism;

To private and public donors and funders of professional journalism, we ask that you

• Urgently increase and provide flexible financial support to media that produce independent, ethical journalism, enabling them to hire or keep paying reporters, editors, and producers who are reporting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine;
• When you fund journalism, remember, journalism is a public good. It is an end in itself, a pillar of democracy upon which many other freedoms and rights depend. Do not undermine its independence by seeking to instrumentalise it as a tool of strategic communication or as a means to achieve other development objectives. Treat it with the respect it deserves and follow the well-established best practices and guidance on effective support to journalism;
• Simplify the process of applying for funding in emergencies: Application forms must be in local languages and should not require large amounts of internet data by requiring numerous files to be uploaded;
• Ensure that media and journalism are included in all aid coordination mechanisms;
• Provide support not just for newsrooms, but individual journalists and freelancers from Ukraine, as well as via mechanisms of fellowships or content production projects;
• Consider providing not only financial support, but also methodological and technical support. This can be the transfer of equipment for affected editors, training or publication of methodological materials.

To the EU, EU member states, members of the Media Freedom Coalition and all states that care about the right to freedom of expression and access to information to

• Provide emergency visas and safe havens for Ukrainian journalists, as well as an independent journalists from Belarus and Russia, to re-establish their bases of operations and continue reporting;
• Condemn and push back against the trend of criminalising journalism, a hallmark of creeping authoritarianism in many parts of the world. Journalism is not a crime;
• Use all multilateral fora to defend the rights of journalists and advance their protection as civilians under international humanitarian law, particularly in the context of Russia’s war on Ukraine;
• Contribute to all efforts to investigate and bring to justice cases of journalists targeted in this war.

To technology, telecoms, internet intermediaries and advertisers, we ask you to

• Work with the media and journalism community to identify, protect and uplift* independent, ethical journalism, fact-checking, and media literacy efforts;
• Prevent automated takedowns of journalistic content documenting evidence of international crimes of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious human rights violations. These need to be available for journalists, fact-checkers, investigators and other stakeholders to effectively bring perpetrators to account and end impunity. Strengthen transparency and notice procedures, expedite appeal and remedy;
• Reverse commercial incentives – both through algorithms and content moderation policies – that discriminate against public-interest journalism’s ability to reach audiences and monetise high-quality content;
• Work with advertisers to stop the use of blacklist technology to block ads from appearing next to journalism and news media stories that mention conflicts like Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic and other critical health and social issues;
• Deliver internet accessibility to all: prioritise maintaining internet accessibility and connectivity, and promote the right to access information.

We continue to stand in solidarity with all journalists around the world who work in areas of conflict or where freedom of expression is limited, to deliver trusted information in the public interest.

* This sentence and particularly the word “uplift” refers to how algorithms treat journalism, fact checking and media literacy content. It is not intended as a call for funding by internet intermediaries.

The Perugia Declaration for Ukraine was launched on 9 April 2022 at the international Journalism Festival. For more information see: https://gfmd.info/ukraine-press-kit/

Signatories (organisations):

1. ACOS Alliance
2. Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)
3. Ahval News
4. Albanian Media Institute (AMI)
5. Anglo-Magyar Training & Media
6. ARTICLE 19
7. Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (Abraji)
8. Association des journalistes européens – France
9. Association Générale des Journalistes Professionnels de Belgique (AGJPB)
10. Association Luxembourgeoise des Journalistes Professionnels (ALJP)
11. Association of Austrian Community Broadcasters
12. Association of Caribbean Media Workers
13. Association of Freelance Journalists in Finland (AFJ)
14. Association of Independent Press (API)
15. Association of “Independent Regional Publishers of Ukraine” (AIRPU)
16. Association of Professional Journalists of Albania (APJA)
17. AW Free Foundation
18. BaleBengong (Indonesia)
19. Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN)
20. Baltic Internet Policy Initiative
21. Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
22. Bayraqdar.info
23. BBC Media Action
24. Belarus In Focus Information Office
25. Belarusian Association of Journalists
26. Belmont Community Media Center
27. Blueprint for Free Speech
28. Border Center for Journalists and Bloggers
29. Brazilian Newspaper Association (ANJ)
30. Bundesverband Bürgermedien (bvbm) e. V.
31. Bylines Networks Limited
32. Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma
33. Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF)
34. CFI Medias
35. Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ)
36. Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD)
37. Circular Initiatives Roadmap (CIR)
38. Coda Story
39. COMMIT – Community Medien Institut
40. Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
41. Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE)
42. Community Media Solutions (CMS)
43. Comunitatea Internet
44. CONNECTAS
45. CREOpoint
46. Daily Nawa-i-Ahmedpur Sharqia Pakistan
47. The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation
48. Daraj Media
49. Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma
50. Dela0.ro
51. Detector Media, Ukraine
52. Deutscher Journalisten-Verband
53. Deutsche Journalistinnen- und Journalisten-Union (dju) in ver.di
54. Digital Content Next
55. DJV Thüringen
56. Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ)
57. DW Akademie
58. elDiario.es
59. EMPOWERHOUSE
60. Ethical Journalism Network (EJN)
61. European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
62. European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
63. European Journalism Centre (EJC)
64. European Press Prize
65. Fathm
66. Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas de España (FAPE)
67. FeSMC-UGT Agrupación de Periodistas de UGT
68. Finnish Foundation for Media and Development (Vikes)
69. Free Press Unlimited (FPU)
70. Freedom Forum (Nepal)
71. Fojo Media Institute
72. Fondation Hirondelle
73. ForSet (Georgia)
74. Forum Newspaper SL
75. Foundation “Souspilnist”, Ukraine
76. Frontline Freelance Register
77. Fundación Gabo
78. Future Makers Team
79. Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation / Ukrainian Media Fund
80. GLOBALNEWSNETWORK11
81. Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
82. Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
83. Global Voices Advox
84. Global Youth & News Media
85. The GroundTruth Project
86. Hungarian Press Union
87. IFEX
88. Impressum – Swiss Journalist’s Federation
89. Independent Association of Georgian Journalists
90. Independent Journalism Center, Moldova
91. Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia
92. Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine
93. Independent Trade Union of Journalist and Media Workers – North Macedonia
94. Institut Panos Grands Lacs
95. Institute for Regional Media and Information (IRMI, Ukraine)
96. Institute of Communication Studies
97. Institute of Mass Information, Ukraine
98. International Academy Serbia
99. International Center for Journalists
100. International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
101. International Institute – International Media Center
102. International Media Support (IMS)
103. International Press Institute (IPI)
104. Internews
105. Internews Ukraine
106. International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)
107. International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
108. Investigate Europe
109. Journalists’ and Media Workers’ Union (Russia)
110. Journalists Trade Union of Azerbaijan
111. Journo.com.tr
112. Jnomics Media
113. Lie Detectors
114. Lithuanian Journalists Union
115. Lithuanian National Television and Radio (LRT)
116. Lviv Media Forum
117. Locals.md
118. Macroscope London
119. Maharat Foundation
120. Magdalene
121. Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI)
122. Media Action Nepal (MAN)
123. Media Association for Peace (MAP)
124. MediaConsulting Fund
125. MediaDataLab
126. Media Development Investment Fund
127. Media Diversity Institute (MDI)
128. Media Impact Funders
129. Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT)
130. Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
131. MediaLab.NRW
132. MediaSind – Romanian Trade Union of Journalists
133. Mediastandard.ro
134. Mensagem de Lisboa
135. Muwatin Media Network
136. Namibia Media Trust (NMT)
137. National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU)
138. NEO NEWS HD
139. New Narratives
140. NewsPrice
141. Norwegian Union of Journalists
142. Northern Studio
143. OBC Transeuropa (OBCT)
144. One World Media
145. Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
146. Ossigeno.Informazione
147. Outriders
148. Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)
149. Panos Institute Southern Africa (PSAf)
150. Paper Trail Media
151. PEN America
152. Press Club Brussels Europe
153. Press Workers Trade Union Cyprus
154. Project Syndicate
155. Public Interest Journalism Lab
156. Public Interest News Foundation
157. Public Media Alliance (PMA)
158. Pulitzer Center
159. Radio Ambulante Studios
160. Radio Bullets
161. Refugee Journalism Project
162. Report for America
163. Report for the World
164. Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
165. RIA Media Corporation (Ukraine)
166. Ruh Erk Media – Рух Эрк Медиа (Kyrgyzstan)
167. Rural Media Network Pakistan
168. Russia Behind Bars
169. Samir Kassir Foundation – SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom
170. Searchlight Development Action – Cameroon
171. Sindicato dos Jornalistas (Portugal)
172. Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression- SCM
173. Social Weaver
174. Society for creative initiative – Rekreakta, Belgrade
175. Society of Journalists, Warsaw
176. SOM School Of Media
177. South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO)
178. Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Rzeczypospolitej Polskie (SDRP)
179. Syndicat national de journalistes CGT (SNJ-CGT France)
180. SyriaUntold
181. Tanzania Media Practitioners Association
182. TerminiTV
183. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
184. THE CITY
185. The Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA)
186. The Daily Shahnama
187. The Fix Media
188. The Frontline Club (The Frontline Club Charitable Trust)
189. The Fuller Project
190. The Ukrainians Media
191. The VII Foundation
192. The University of Georgia
193. Thomson Foundation
194. Thomson Reuters Foundation
195. Trade Union of Croatian Journalists
196. Transitions
197. Turkish Association of Journalists (GCD)
198. Uganda Journalist Union (UJU)
199. Vlaamse Vereniging van Journalisten (VVJ)
200. Voxeurop
201. Will Media
202. Women4europe
203. World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
204. World Editors Forum
205. World Press Freedom Canada
206. The University of Georgia
207. Union of Journalists in Finland
208. Zamaneh Media
209. Zerkalo.io (Belarus)

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Signatories (individuals: speakers, attendees and friends of the International Journalism Festival):

1. Abbas Taleb, Public Relations Director, Muwatin Media Network
2. Abiodun Salawu, Professor and Research Director, Indigenous Language Media in Africa, North-West University, South Africa
3. Ahmad Quraishi, Executive Director, Afghanistan Journalists Center (AFJC)
4. Aidan O’Rourke, Content Creator, New Europeans
5. Alan Dench, Director, Clinical Compliance Services
6. Alan Hick, EU Director, New Europeans International
7. Alessandro Tommasi, Co-founder and CEO, Will Media
8. Alia Papageorgiou, President, Press Club Brussels Europe
9. Alice Taylor, Co-Editor, Exit.al
10. Alla Sadovnyk, Journalist, Public broadcasting company of Ukraine
11. Alvin Sold, Honorary President, European Newspaper Publishers’ Association
12. Ana Dubeli, Editor in Chief, Locals.md
13. Andreï Jvirblis, Board member, Journalists’ and Media Workers’ Union (Russia)
14. Andrii Beliakov, Website Owner, Journalist, Bucha.city
15. Angelina Fusco, Chair Dart Centre Europe
16. Anna Masera, Vice Director, Giornale di Brescia
17. Anna Zdorenko, Managing Editor, ZN.UA
18. Anne Parry, Segretaria MFE Valpolicella, Movimento Federalista Europeo
19. Antonina Cherevko, Head of the Independent Media Council, Ukraine
20. Antonio Zappulla, CEO, Thomson Reuters Foundation
21. Anya Schiffrin, Senior Lecturer, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs
22. Arnold Cassola, Columnist, former MP and former Sec. Gen. of the European Green Party
23. Artem Liss, Flying Fox Media Ltd.
24. Assia Chaneva, Editor, Bulgarian National Radio
25. Astrid Maier, Chief Editor, XING
26. Barys Haretski, Deputy Chair, Belarusian Association of Journalists
27. Baybars Orsek, Director, International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)
28. Benedetta Tobagi, Writer and Researcher
29. Bill Orme, CEO, Emro Associates
30. Bruce Shapiro, Executive Director, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma and Adjunct Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
31. Carlos Eduardo Huertas, Director, CONNECTAS
32. Caroline Nursey OBE, Chief Executive Officer, BBC Media Action
33. Caroline Brown, member, Brighton & Hove Liberal Democrats
34. Catarina Carvalho, Founder and editor, Mensagem de Lisboa
35. Charlie Beckett, Director, Polis, LSE
36. Charlotte Lindberg, Editor/host, Yle (Finnish broadcasting company)
37. Cherilyn Ireton, Executive Director, World Editors Forum, WAN-IFRA
38. Courtney Radsch, Tech and media policy expert
39. Daniela Pinheiro, Columnist, UOL
40. Darrin Zammit Lupi, Contractor Photographer, Reuters
41. David Hoffman, Founder of Internews and Chairman Emeritus of GFMD, Internews
42. Dilfuza Mirzakhmedova, Director, MediaDataLab
43. Dmytro Tuzov, host “Radio NV”
44. Elisabeth Fondren, Assistant Professor of Journalism, St. John’s University New York
45. Elodie Vialle, Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society (Harvard)
46. Emre Kızılkaya, Editor of Journo.com.tr and chair of IPI Turkey.
47. Erick Torrico, Coordinator of Democratic Communication Project, UNIR Bolivia Foundation
48. Fergus Bell, CEO, Fathm
49. Floriana Bulfon, Freelance Journalist
50. Francesca Milano,Chora Media
51. Francesco Filippi, Historian, Fondazione Museo Storico del Trentino
52. Francesco Zaffarano, Editor-in-chief, Will Media
53. François Nel, Reader in Media Innovation, University of Central Lancashire
54. Gabriela Preda, Freelance Journalist
55. Giangiacomo Ceresara, Communication Specialist, Arriva (Deutsche Bahn)
56. Gian-Paolo Accardo, Editor-in-chief, Voxeurop
57. Gilles Demptos, Director for Asia-Pacific, Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA-Asia)
58. Giulia Blasi, Freelance writer
59. Grazia Li Greci, Content Specialist, K-agency
60. Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Advocacy and Communications Director, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
61. Heather Bakken, President, World Press Freedom Canada
62. Ilie Pintea, War Correspondent, Radio România Actualități
63. India Bouquerel, Editor-in-chief, Live Magazine
64. Ingrid Hassler, Senior Producer (retired), BBC News
65. Iryna Savchenko, Program manager regional, Internews
66. Isabelle Roughol, Founder, Borderline
67. Ivan Sigal, Executive Director, Global Voices
68. Jakub Parusinski, Editor, The Fix Media
69. James Ball, Global Editor, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
70. Jane Fieldsend, Member, New Europeans
71. Jeanette Seiffert, Coordinator Media Development, DW Academie
72. Jeffrey Hansell, Executive Director, Belmont Community Media Center
73. Jennifer Ellis, Director, YW Ltd.
74. Jessica Ní Mhainín, Policy and Campaigns Manager, Index on Censorship
75. Jeremy Druker, Executive Director and Editor in Chief, Transitions
76. Joanna Krawczyk, President of the Board, Gazeta Wyborcza Foundation / Ukrainian Media Fund
77. John Crowley, Freelance journalist, Independent
78. Jon Williams, Managing Director, RTÉ News
79. Jorge Luis Sierra, President, Border Center for Journalists and Bloggers
80. Joris van Duijne, Executive Director, Zamaneh Media
81. José Luis Benítez, Independent, Independent media and journalism researcher
82. Juleyka Lantigua, Founder/CEO, LWC Studios
83. Dr Julie Posetti, Global Director of Research, ICFJ
84. Juliet Lodge, Women4europe
85. Lars Tallert, Head of Policy, Fojo Media Institute
86. Leli Bibilashvili, Associate Dean, The University of Georgia
87. Line Wolf Nielsen, Communication Advisor, IMS
88. Lucy Ekadu, President, Uganda Journalist Union (UJU)
89. Luis Menéndez, International Delegate, Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas de España (FAPE)
90. Joseph Kamanda, Editor, Forum Newspaper SL
91. Kathy English, Chair of Board, Canadian Journalism Foundation
92. Kristian Porter, CEO, Public Media Alliance (PMA)
93. Luc Steinberg, Head of operations, Media Diversity Institute (MDI)
94. Marina Constantinoiu, Project Coordinator, EditiaDeDeminieata.ro
95. Marina Walker Guevara, Pulitzer Center
96. Mary Myers, independent researcher and media consultant
97. Mae Azango, New Narratives and Front Page Africa
98. Marcelo Rech, Journalist, President, Brazilian Newspaper Association (ANJI)
99. Maria Laura Franciosi, Journalist, Ossigeno.info
100. Maria Toghina, Journalist, Radio Romania
101. Marijana Matovic, Media researcher, Faculty of Political Sciences (University of Belgrade) and Society for creative initiative – Rekreakta
102. Marius Dragomir, Director, Center for Media, Data & Society (CMDS)
103. Marko Marković, Director of Communications, NaftogazTeplo
104. Mattia Cursi, Cameraman, Vudio
105. Melanie Bunce, Head of the Journalism Department, City University of London
106. Melanie Walker, Executive Director, Media Development, WAN-IFRA
107. Michele Palmieri, Freelance Journalist
108. Milica Pesic, Director, Media Diversity Institute (MDI)
109. Mira Milosevic, Executive Director, Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
110. Mushfig Alasgarli, Chairman, Azerbaijan Journalists Trade Union
111. Naryn Aiyp, Deputy Chief Editor, NazarNews
112. Natalia Antelava, Editor in Chief, Coda Media
113. Nataliya Gumenyuk, CEO, Public Interest Journalism Lab
114. Nataliya Marchuk, Assistant Professor, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Journalism Department
115. Natia Kaladze, Dean, The University of Georgia
116. Nino Macharashvili, Director, ForSet (Georgia)
117. Olaf Steenfadt, Director, Journalism Trust Initiative, Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
118. Olga Myrovych, Head, Lviv Media Forum
119. Olga Romanova, Founder, Russia Behind Bars
120. Owais Aslam Ali (Pakistan Press Foundation)
121. Paul Nemitz, Principal Advisor, EU Commission
122. Prue Clarke, Director, New Narratives
123. Rachel Danna, Deputy Managing Editor, Project Syndicate
124. Rasha Abdulla, Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication, The American University in Cairo
125. Rebecca Harms,Vice Chair, ECPMF
126. Remzi Lani, Director, Albanian Media Institute
127. Ricardo Corredor Cure, Chairman GFMD (2016-2021)
128. Ricardo Gutiérrez, General Secretary, European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
129. Rob Walker, Emeritus Professor, University of East Anglia
130. Robin Wilson, Editor-in-chief, Social Europe
131. Roger Casale, Secretary General, New Europeans International
132. Sally Morgan, Vice-Chair, European Movement Wandsworth and Merton
133. Sameer Padania, Director, Macroscope London
134. Sebastian Scholz, Executive Director, DJV Thüringen
135. Sergio Caringi, Director, Meeting with the International Press in Brazil
136. Shawn McCarthy, Vice President, World Press Freedom Canada
137. Silvia Boccardi, Journalist, Will Media
138. Sophie Brown, Media consultant, Independent
139. Stella Roque, Director of Community Engagement, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
140. Steve Buckley, Community Media Solutions (CMS)
141. Sudeshna Chanda, Program Officer, Zamaneh Media
142. Taranath Dahal, CEO & Founder, Freedom Forum (Nepal)
143. Taras Prokopyshyn, CEO and Co-Founder, The Ukrainians Media
144. Tarik Jusic, Lecturer, University of New York in Prague (UNYP)
145. Tom Law, Head of Policy and Learning, GFMD
146. Tom Trewinnard, COO, Fathm
147. Vasyl Stefanyk, Precarpathian National University, Journalism Department
148. Victoria Bridges, Director, One World Media
149. Victoria Oscarsson, Journalist, Yle (Finnish broadcasting company)
150. Vincent Peyrègne, Chief Executive Officer, WAN-IFRA
151. Virginia Stagni, Head of Business Development, Financial Times
152. Vivienne Francis, Director, Refugee Journalism Project
153. Vusumuzi Sifile, Executive Director, Panos Institute Southern Africa
154. Wayne Robins, Adjunct Professor, St. John’s University
155. Xanthe Scharff, Co-founder and CEO, The Fuller Project
156. Yavuz Baydar, Editor-in-Chief, Ahval News
157. Yazan Badran, Visiting professor, postdoctoral researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
158. Zaneta Trajkoska, Director, Institute of Communication Studies
159. Zakhar Protsiuk, The Fix Media
160. Zoe Titus, Director, Namibia Media Trust

More than 150 journalists and other private individuals have also supported this declaration. In order to protect their privacy, their names have not been added to the list.

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Check out Perugia Declaration for Ukraine:

• in Arabic (إعلان بيروجيا من أجل أوكرانيا)
• in Italian (Dichiarazione di Perugia per l’Ucraina),
• in French (Déclaration de Pérouse pour l’Ukraine),
• in German (Perugia-Erklärung für die Ukraine),
• in Spanish (Declaración de Perugia para Ucrania)
• in Portuguese (Declaração de Perugia para a Ucrânia)
• in Ukrainian (Перуджійська декларація у підтримку України),
• in Belarusian (Перуджыйская дэкларацыя ў падтрымку Украіны)
• in Russian (Перуджийская декларация в поддержку Украины).

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