Category: Blog
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“I was part of Meydan TV, and I am proud of it,” Aytan Farhadova
‘Do you work together?’ the investigator asked. At the time, our response was no. Now, I can say that I did work with them.
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NEMO stands in solidarity with Meydan TV and its team
On December 6, 2024, the regime of Ilham Aliyev illegally detained six employees of Meydan TV, the largest digital news outlet in Azerbaijan and co-founder of NEMO.
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The challenges of journalism in exile in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
The onslaught of dictatorships poses a challenge to the international community: to preserve the last reserve of all freedoms
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How to navigate donor bureaucracy? A podcast discussion
For exiled media around the world, grants play a significant role in achieving sustainability. It can be difficult, however, to navigate complex donor requirements in moments of urgency, or even when the situation becomes somewhat stable. In the fifth episode of the Exiled Media Podcast, Matt Kasper, publisher of Meydan TV, and Joris van Duijne,…
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A Nicaraguan journalist’s recurring nightmare in exile
There are ten vehicles packed with police officers outside my house. They shout, break in by force, and take me away. My family watches in despair, not understanding why this is happening. I’m crying. Luckily, this isn’t real. It’s just a nightmare that I’ve been having for the past three years. In 2021, I had…
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Meduza faced the most intense cyberattack campaign in its history
In February 2024, the Russian authorities launched a series of cyberattacks against Meduza, which have been more intense than any we’ve ever faced. The assault began around the time of Alexey Navalny’s death — about a month before Russia’s upcoming presidential election. Meduza has faced similar attacks before, of course —we have been dealing with…
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How attackers hijacked the phone of Meduza co-founder Galina Timchenko
The public has known for years that governments around the world use software developed by an Israeli cyber-arms company to spy on journalists, opposition politicians, and activists. Investigative journalists published a series of bombshell reports in July 2021 about the widespread abuse of Pegasus, a powerful tool marketed exclusively to state clients for use against only…