In the past 12 months, msf向逃离阿富汗并一直在等待前往其他国家的难民签证的一些记者提供了紧急援助. The fund also assisted a number of Ukrainian journalists awaiting visas.

Over the next year, msf正在与国际记者联合会合作，支持缅甸记者网络在泰国建立一个“流亡安全办公室”. The office will be a hub for campaign, advocacy and coordination activities, to support journalists and media workers both inside Myanmar and in exile.

Support for Afghan journalists

In 2022, msf帮助在塔利班掌权后被迫躲藏或逃离阿富汗的阿富汗女记者. In conjunction with Network of Women in Media, India and Associated Press (AP), a fundraiser entitled Journalists for Afghanistan, raised money by selling prints of AP photographers’ images of Afghanistan. MSSF distributed funds to 43 Afghan women journalists in Afghanistan, and Pakistan and Turkey where some had fled to safety.

MSSF还帮助了一位普利策奖获奖摄影师，他逃离阿富汗，在新西兰持临时危机访问签证，无法工作. 在他等待移居美国的申请得到处理期间，MSSF为他提供了两个月的房租.

图片:阿富汗儿童欣赏俯瞰喀布尔的景色。普利策奖得主Anja Niedringhaus于4月4日在阿富汗丧生, 2014. Credit: AP and Journalists for Afghanistan fundraiser

Assistance to Ukrainian journalists

In 2022, MSSF支持了两名乌克兰记者，他们在俄罗斯入侵他们的国家后需要短期援助才能在澳大利亚立足.

Support to TV journalists sacked in PNG

Also in 2022, mea通过msf向巴布亚新几内亚EMTV的25名电视记者提供了财政和其他援助. On February 25, 2022, 新萄京娱乐的国家媒体委员会谴责解雇那些为支持同事而罢工的记者, EMTV被指控从事恐吓和政治干预. The committee resolved: “新萄京娱乐 stands in solidarity with the journalists.“新萄京娱乐呼吁EMTV执行管理层恢复记者的全薪，并保证EMTV的编辑独立性.

受影响的工作人员向msf寻求财政支持，以根据巴新宪法中有关媒体自由和言论自由的部分以及根据 Employment Act 1978 (Division 4A Written Contracts) and Employer clause (Breach of Contract). On March 25, 2022, MSSF agreed to make payments to support the affected staff, and to assist with legal fees.

Afghan Photojournalist

On May 12, 2022, msf同意资助一名获得普利策奖的阿富汗摄影师/记者居住在惠灵顿, New Zealand, pending the outcome of his application for a Green Card to work in the US. 这位摄影师于2022年逃离阿富汗，持危机访问签证来到新西兰，这意味着他无法工作. 在等待美国人处理他的案件期间，他在短期内为住房和医疗费用寻求有限的经济援助. MSSF agreed to provide assistance through E tū, the New Zealand journalists’ union, which would also provide other forms of support for the photojournalist.

Burmese journalists in exile in Thailand

Since the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021, independent journalism there has been forced underground. Journalists have been beaten and shot, at least 85 have been arrested, more than 40 detained and several jailed for up to three years. Independent media outlets have been stripped of their licences to operate, 当局还签发了数十份逮捕令，要求逮捕其他记者.
缅甸记者不仅在缅甸，而且在该地区的其他地方都躲藏起来, seeking safety from persecution and violence. However, 泰国刚刚判处三名缅甸记者七个月监禁，并对他们入境进行罚款.
Despite all these risks, 缅甸记者勇敢地继续在缅甸或泰国的地下工作，以确保军政府的罪行被揭露给世界其他地方.
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance is working with the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand 为在泰缅边境工作的流亡缅甸记者提供紧急财政支持. Please help with a small donation through the Media Safety & Solidarity Fund.

Nepal children’s summer camp

尼泊尔儿童教育基金的年度亮点是为期三天的夏令营. About 30 children are assisted through the program, 该组织成立于2010年，旨在帮助自2005年开始向民主过渡以来遇害记者的子女. To date, this financial support has been $181,472(包括支付给国际记者联合会的管理费).

Trauma and journalism training course in Nepal

2015年4月和5月，尼泊尔遭受了严重的破坏性地震，造成6000人死亡. The media in Nepal was forced to work in make-shift shelters. 通过msf向尼泊尔记者联合会(FNJ)提供财政支持, a three-day, 举办创伤和新闻讲习班是为了使记者在自然灾害期间和之后更好地进行报道. Read the full story on the IFJ Asia-Pacific website.

Media Safety & Solidarity Fund, 2022-23 financial accounts

Account Name: 新萄京娱乐 Donations
BSB: 082-080
Account Number: 813138058

Make sure to refer to MSSF in your transfer.