Open Societies

Programme Priorities:

Freedom of expression and public interest media
Freedom of association and civic participation
Corruption and undue influence
The Arts

Victory for press freedom at the European Court of Human Rights

The Dynasty: Direkt36’s exposé of Orbán’s economic empire garners millions of views

David Tišer: Ashoka Fellow Driving Change for the Roma Community

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32° East – Ugandan Arts Trust

Uganda

Kazakhstan

Mexico

Turkey

Czech Republic

Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)

Switzerland

Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)

Jordan

Ashkal Alwan

Lebanon

Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM)

North Macedonia

Associazione 21 Luglio

Italy

Atlatszo

Hungary

Autonomous Women’s Center

Serbia

Bir Duino Human Rights Movement

Kyrgyzstan

Book Bunk

Kenya

British Future

United Kingdom

Bulgarian Fund for Women

Bulgaria

Bureau of Investigative Journalism

United Kingdom

Citizen Lab

Canada

Civilisation Network

Hungary

Civitates

Europe

Corporate Justice Coalition

United Kingdom

Crime and Corruption Reporting Network (KRIK)

Serbia

Direkt 36

Hungary

Engine room

United States

Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders

Denmark

European Center for Not-for-Profit Law

Netherlands

European Roma Grassroots Organisation Network (ERGO)

Belgium

Factor TV

Armenia

Foreign Policy Centre

United Kingdom

Foundation for Freedom of the Press

Colombia

Foundation of Local Democracy

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Gender and Women’s Studies – Sabanci University

Turkey

Giuvlipen

Romania

GroundUp

South Africa

Heartefact

Serbia

Institute of Mass Information (IMI)

Ukraine

Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion

Netherlands

International Center for Not for Profit Law

United States

International Partnership for Human Rights

Belgium

Internews

United Kingdom

Investigative Reporting Lab

North Macedonia

Investigative Reporting Project Italy

Italy

K-Monitor

Hungary

KROKODIL

Serbia

Kadyr-Kassiyet (Dignity)

Kazakhstan

L’Art Rue

Tunisia

Magacin

Serbia

Marie Colvin Journalists’ Network

United Kingdom

Media Defence

United Kingdom

Media Policy Institute

Kyrgyzstan

Mediterranean Women’s Fund

France

Melissa Network

Greece

Mesoamerican Initiative for Women Human Rights Defenders

Canada

Metamorphosis Foundation

North Macedonia

Migration Policy Institute Europe

Belgium

National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders in Kenya

Kenya

Serbia

Malaysia

Hungary

Poland

Office for Postartistic Services

Poland

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Panoptykon Foundation

Poland

Parceleras Afrocaribeñas

United States

People in Need

Czech Republic

Platform for Independent Journalism (P24)

Turkey

Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business

Poland

Qendra Multimedia

Kosovo

Safe Passage

United Kingdom

Samir Kassir Foundation

Lebanon

Shipyard

Poland

Slidstvo

Ukraine

Spotlight on Corruption

United Kingdom

Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) Network

Uganda

TV8 (Media Alternativa Association)

Moldova

The Collaboration on International Information & Communications Technology Policy in East & Southern Africa (CIPESA)

Uganda

The Global Not for Profit Coalition on the Financial Action Taskforce (Human Security Collective)

Netherlands

The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA)

Turkey

Transparency International – Hungary

Hungary

Transparency International UK

United Kingdom

Trust for Indigenous Culture and Health

Kenya

UNCAC Coalition

Austria

Ukrainian Women’s Fund

Ukraine

Visual Culture Research Centre (VCRC)

Ukraine

Watchdog Polska

Poland

We Belong

United Kingdom

Women’s Fund Armenia

Armenia

Youth Information Service Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Open Societies

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Staff in this programme

Maha Abushama

Programme Manager for Open Societies

Maha Abushama

Programme Manager for Open Societies

Teresa Drace-Francis

Senior Programme Officer for Arts

Teresa Drace-Francis

Senior Programme Officer for Arts

Bénédicte Goderiaux

Senior Programme Officer for Open Societies

Bénédicte Goderiaux

Senior Programme Officer for Open Societies

Janek Lasocki

Senior Programme Officer for Open Societies

Janek Lasocki

Senior Programme Officer for Open Societies

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