Fight and Flight: Supporting Exiled Media to Survive and Sustain

Exiled media outlets provide crucial independent news and information to audiences in repressive environments that might otherwise lack this access. This report fills a research gap around their experiences and needs, and proposes actionable recommendations to support this growing group.

The research underpinning this report took place from October 2023 to April 2024. Following a literature review, qualitative, semi-structured interviews were conducted with representatives from 25 exiled media outlets that serve communities in diverse situations, including those that are largely neglected by a global spotlight which has tended to focus – albeit with less intensity than is needed – on crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine, and crackdowns on press freedom in Russia. Participating media outlets reach audiences in Venezuela, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Cuba, Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Myanmar, Hong Kong, China, Turkmenistan, Russia and Azerbaijan.