Journalists working to expose corruption, crime, human rights violations, and other abuses are being targeted by governments that increasingly apply repressive tactics far beyond their own borders. To understand how transnational repression impacts journalists in exile, Freedom House interviewed 16 journalists who have sought refuge in democracies across Europe and North America, as well as representatives of civil society and media organizations that support their work. Their experiences vividly illustrate not only the immediate and serious harm that extraterritorial targeting has on journalists’ work and lives, but also the many ways that transnational repression exacerbates the challenges—from securing funding to reaching audiences—already faced by exiled media organizations. Despite the dangers they face, exiled journalists still strive to deliver truthful information about abuses committed by the world’s most repressive regimes, including to audiences within those countries.

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