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Daraj
Daraj is an independent media owned by journalists and focused on the creation and promotion of impact driven journalism holding power into account and covering underreported and marginalised demographics. Their goal is to offer Arabic speakers an alternative kind of journalism, free from political funding and influence, which controls other mainstream Arab media institutions. They are committed to making the access to truth a priority, through professional and ethical journalism.
Daraj covers important issues with a focus on under-reported topics like women and minorities’ rights, environmental and climate changes, freedom of thought, belief and expression, and gender identity. They firmly believe in partnerships and collaborations and republish content from other platforms that share their values.
Gulf Centre for Human Rights
The Gulf Centre for Human Rights (GCHR) is an independent, non-profit NGO that provides support and protection to human rights defenders (HRDs) in order to promote human rights, including but not limited to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. We do this through documenting cases and publishing appeals and reports, organising training, carrying out UN and international advocacy, facilitating emergency support and convening networking meetings. GCHR is based in Lebanon and documents the environment for HRDs in the Gulf region and neighbouring countries, specifically Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. GCHR was founded in 2011.
Maharat Foundation
Maharat is women-led, Beirut based organisation, working as a catalyst, defending and advancing the development of democratic societies governed by the values of freedom of expression and respect for human rights.
Maharat advances the societal and political conditions that enhance freedom of expression and access to information, both online and offline. Maharat engages and equips a progressive community in Lebanon and the MENA region with the skills and knowledge necessary to create change.
Media Association for Peace - MAP Lebanon
MAP seeks to get media involved in the peacebuilding process, knowing that they are key actors towards reaching a world where sustainable peace prevails. In this regard, MAP aspires to get media to shed light on Human Rights, the need for Dialogue and Reconciliation, and the necessity and benefits of gender equality on the society. MAP also aspires to raise environmental awareness, to upkeep sustainable development and to encourage social justice. The organization works on achieving this mission and reaching this vision by advocating, training, practicing, and developing the model of Peace Journalism by both holding and attending trainings, workshops, conferences, public discussions and seminars. Additionally, MAP publishes journalistic articles and audiovisual reports applying Peace Journalism, as well as forms partnerships with other institutions in Lebanon, the MENA region, and the world.
Megaphone
Megaphone is an online independent media platform. They produce explainer multimedia content that covers current affairs and social and cultural commentaries, in formats adapted for the digital media. Their aim is to bring Lebanese politics closer to audiences that feel alienated by traditional media. They started producing a few videos a month, covering stories that were ignored by the mainstream news cycle or providing a fresh and critical angle to major news, and then grew to produce daily news coverage features and investigative stories that mattered, as a way to create alternative narratives.
Raseef22
Raseef22 is an independent media platform that addresses millions of readers in the Arabic language through an innovative approach to daily life in our world, keen to respect the local customs and traditions of the peoples of the region.
Raseef22 is a media outlet that aims to create a sense of a future shared by the citizens of the Arab world but far from the discourse of Arab nationalism. Raseef22 is focused on a new awareness of citizenship and on promoting new values in line with human rights to build a better future. We are connected to the pulse of the street and raise issues of concern in the 22 Arab countries. The principles of democracy form the core of its editorial line, which is overseen by an independent team that’s critical but in a constructive manner; a team that has its own positions regarding the affairs of the region, but far from the existing political disputes.
SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom
The SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom was established in Beirut, Lebanon, in November 2007. Housed within the Samir Kassir Foundation, which was founded following the assassination of Lebanese journalist and historian Samir Kassir on 2 June 2005, SKeyes’ principal goals are twofold: to monitor violations of freedom of the press and culture on the one hand, and defend the rights and freedom of expression of journalists and intellectuals on the other.
The SKeyes Center aims to defend press and cultural freedom in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and promote the establishment of an Arab public opinion that is able to protect freedom of expression. SKeyes monitors and denounces violations targeting free speech in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Palestine, and conducts regular high-level training activities for Lebanese journalists to improve their coverage of sensitive issues. SKeyes also provides financial and legal support to persecuted journalists and advocates for the reform of legislations that curtail freedom of expression. SKeyes has also provided assistance to foreign journalists covering the conflict in Syria and to the families of kidnapped journalists.
The Public Source
The Public Source is dedicated to reporting critically and comprehensively on crucial issues from local perspectives, with a particular focus on chronicling the material consequences of structural injustices and exposing the benefactors who sustain them. Embracing collaboration and rooted in social movements, The Public Source is aimed to be positioned as a trusted outlet for journalism produced in the public interest.
Founded on principles of non-hierarchy, voluntary and temporary association, solidarity, and mutual aid, The Public Source upholds a commitment to ethical journalism and community engagement.
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