Public service media must belong to the people: solidarity with Czechia

We, the undersigned organisations, express our strong solidarity with our colleagues in Czechia: the Syndicate of Journalists of the Czech Republic (Syndikát novinářů České republiky – SNČR), the employees of Czech Television (ČT) and Czech Radio (ČRo), and all Czech citizens who are standing up for independent public service media. Public service media belong to citizens. As a cornerstone of democracy, their role is to inform the public, hold power to account, and provide diverse, verified information. To fulfil this duty, they must remain entirely free from political influence. We are following the actions of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s government…

Germany

Deutsche Journalistinnen und Journalisten Union (dju) in ver.di Address Paula-Thiede-Ufer 10 10179 Berlin Germany Mail Delivery Address: Bona-Peiser-Weg 4 10179 Berlin Germany Staff Peter Freitag (Vice-Chairmen); Lars Hansen (Vice-Chairmen) Phone +49 30 69 56 23 22 Email dju@verdi.de Contact Person Danica Bensmail (General Secretary) – Danica.Bensmail@verdi.de Website Twitter https://dju.verdi.de/ @_verdi Deutscher Journalisten-Verband Address Bennauerstrasse, 60 53115 Bonn I Germany President Mika Beuster Phone +49 228 201 720 Email djv@djv.de Contact Person Timo Conraths – conraths@djv.de Website Twitter www.djv.de @DJVde

Georgia

  INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIAN JOURNALISTS (IAGJ) Address 17 Mtskheta Str., Stbilisi, Georgia President Zviad Pochkhua Phone 995 96 52 52 995 599 077 051 E-mail IAGJ@journalist.ge Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JournalistsAssociation/ Website https://journalist.ge

France

Syndicat National des Journalistes – SNJ Address 33, Rue du Louvre S75002 Paris France Staff Agnès Briançon-Marjollet, secrétaire générale Antoine Chuzeville, secrétaire général Phone +33 1 42 36 84 23 Email snj@snj.fr Contact Person Siège du SNJ : snj(at)snj.fr Website Twitter Instagram www.snj.fr @SNJ_national @snj_national_journalistes Union Fédérale des Journalistes – CFDT Address 47-49 Avenue Simon Bolivar 75950 Paris Cedex 19 France Staff Elise Descamps (Secrétaire Générale) Phone +33 1 56 41 54 20 Email journalistes@f3c.cfdt.fr Website Twitter https://cfdt-journalistes.fr/  @USJCFDT   Syndicat National des Journalistes – CGT Address 263, Rue de Paris – Case 570 F-93514 Montreuil Cedex Staff Pablo Aiquel (Secrétaire général)…

Finland

Union of Journalists in Finland (Suomen Journalistiliitto) Address PO Box 252, 00531 Helsinki Siltasaarenkatu 16 00530 Helsinki (Visitors: Säästöpankinranta 2A, 7. floor) Staff Antti Laakso (chairman of the union’s council); Salla Nazarenko (International Affairs Specialist) Phone +358 9 612 2330 Email Salla Nazarenko – salla.nazarenko@journalistiliitto.fi Petri Savolainen – petri.savolainen@journalistiliitto.fi Website Twitter www.journalistiliitto.fi/en @Journ_liitto

Faroe Islands

Union of Faroese Journalists (Foroysk Midlafolk)   Address Faroe Islands President Jón Brian Hvidtfeldt – jon@kvf.fo Phone +298 296 547 Email post@journalist.fo Website journalist.fo

Estonia

      Estonian Association of Journalists Address Gonsiori 27 15029 Tallinn Estonia Staff Helle Tiikmaa (Chairman) – helle@eal.ee Phone +372 53 339 699 Email eal@eal.ee Website http://eal.ee/

Denmark

Danish Union of Journalists (Dansk Journalistforbund) Address Gammel Strand 46 1202 Copenhagen Denmark Staff Tine Johansen (President) – tij@journalistforbundet.dk Hans Jørgen Dybro (Political consultant) – dyb@journalistforbundet.dk Phone +45 33 42 80 00 Email dj@journalistforbundet.dk Website Bluesky www.journalistforbundet.dk @journalistforbundet.dk Assistance to foreign journalists in connection with major events in Denmark (pdf)

Czech Republic

  Syndikat novinaru Ceske republiky Address Senovážné náměstí 978/23 110 00 Praha 1 Czech Republic President Vice-President Ivana Šuláková Magdalena Sodomková Phone +420 224 142 455 / +420 224 142 456 Email Contact person: kancelar@syndikat-novinaru.cz magdalena.sodomkova@syndikat-novinaru.cz Website http://www.syndikat-novinaru.cz/

Cyprus

Union of Press Workers – Basin-Sen Address Sehit Salahi Sveket Sokak – N°16/Arabahmet/Lefkosa Kibris Staff Ali Kişmir (President); İsmet Özgüren (General Secretary), Ali Kurtoğlu (International Relations Secretary), Evrim Mehmet Kamalı (Financial Secretary), Tümay Tuğyan (Organisational Secretary), Mustafa Baflı (Media and Propaganda Secretary), Serkan Soyalan (Social and Education Secretary) Phone +90 533 886 72 72 Email basinsen@yahoo.com basinsen1972@gmail.com Website www.basinsen.org     Union of Cyprus Journalists Address 12 RIK Avenue 2120 Aglangia POB 23495, 1683 Nicosia Staff Giorgos Frangos (President) Rally Papageorgiou (General Secretary) Phone +357 22446090 Email cyjourun@logosnet.cy.net Website www.esk.org.cy

Croatia

    Croatia Journalists’ Association Address Hrvatsko Novinarsko Drustvo Perkovčeva 2 10 000 Zagreb Croatia Staff Hrvoje Zovko (President) – hzovko@hnd.hr Melisa Skender (General Secretary) – mskender@hnd.hr Phone +385 1 48 28 333 Email hnd@hnd.hr Contact Person Iva Borković – iborkovic@hnd.hr Website Twitter www.hnd.hr @HNDhr Trade Union of Croatian Journalists Address Sindikat novinara Hrvatske Perkovčeva 2 10 000 Zagreb Croatia President Maja Sever Phone +385 1 48 26 104 +3851 48 26 947 Email sinoh@hnd.hr Contact person Markina Bolijkovac Website Twitter www.snh.hr @sindikatnovinar

Bulgaria

Association of European Journalists – Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria) Address Serdika Str. 20 1000 Sofia Bulgaria President and contact persons Maria Cheresheva, President, maria@aej-bulgaria.org Ivan Radev, Vice-President, ivan@aej-bulgaria.org Camelia Ivanova, Member of the Board, camelia@aej-bulgaria.org Tel.  +359800100608 Email team@aej-bulgaria.org Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aej.bulgaria Website https://aej-bulgaria.org/en/         Union of Journalists in Bulgaria – Podkrepa Address 2 Rue Angel Kantchev 1000 Sofia Bulgaria Staff Reneta Nikolova (President) Anton Mitov (Vice President) Phone +359 298 721 98 / +359 2 987 6882 Email junionpodkrepa@gmail.com ujb_podkrepa@abv.bg Website Facebook

Belgium

    Association Générale des Journalistes Professionnels de Belgique (AGJPB) Algemene Vereniging van Beroeps-journalisten in België (AVBB) Address Rue de la Senne 21 1000 Brussels, Belgium Staff Gérard Gaudin (President) Martine Simonis (General Secretary, FR) Charlotte Michils (General Secretary, NL) Phone +32 2 777 08 60 (FR) +32 2 777 0840 (NL) Email info@ajp.be Contact person Martine Simonis – martine.simonis@ajp.be Website Twitter www.ajp.be             www.journalist.be @AJPjournalistes       @vvjournalisten

Azerbaijan

    JUHI – JOURNALISTS’ TRADE UNION (JURNALISTLƏRIN HƏMKARLAR İTTIFAQI OR JUHI) Address 3/57 Bunyad Sardarov Street Baku Z1001 Azerbaijan President Mushfig Alasgarli Phone +994 50 324 6530 +994 12 537 1625 Contact person mushfig.juhi@gmail.com Website Twitter https://azerbaijanjournalists.az/az @mushfig_a

Ukraine

            NATIONAL UNION OF JOURNALISTS OF UKRAINE – NUJU Address Khreschatyk 27 A, 252001 Kyiv Staff Sergiy Tomilenko (President) – stomilenko@gmail.com Bush Lina Vladimirovna (First Secretary) – nsju.org@gmail.com Mykhaylichenko Yuliya Mykolayivna – spilka@nsju.org Phone +380 44 224 52 09 Email admin@nsju.org Website Twitter http://nsju.org/ @nsju_org   INDEPENDENT MEDIA TRADE UNION OF UKRAINE – IMTUU Address Khreschatyk Street 27-A, Office 25 01001 Kiev Chairman Serhiy Shturkhetsky – chairman@nmpu.org.ua Phone +380 50 356 57 58 Email vstup@nmpu.org.ua / sekretar@nmpu.org.ua Website Twitter http://npmu.org.ua @profspilka_nmpu

Turkey

TURKIYE GAZETECILER SENDIKASI (TGS) Address Basin Sarayi kat. 2 34410 Cagaloglu / Istanbul Turkey Staff Gökhan Durmuş (President) – gbaskan@tgs.org.tr Phone +90 212 514 06 94 Email tgs@tgs.org.tr Website Twitter http://www.tgs.org.tr/ @TGS_org_tr TURKIYE GAZETECILER CEMIYETI (TGC) Address Türkocagi Caddesi 1 34410 Cagaloglu Fatih / Istanbul Turkey Staff Vahap Munyar (Başkan)- vahap.munyar@nbe.com.tr Sibel Günes (General Secretary) – sibel@sibelgunes.com Phone +90 212 513 83 00 Email tgc1946@tgc.org.tr cemiyet@tgc.org.tr Website Twitter http://www.tgc.org.tr/ @TGCTr GAZETECILER CEMIYETI DERNEGI (GCD) Address Üsküp Caddesi (Çevre Sokak) 35 Çankaya / Ankara Turkey Staff İbrahim Nazmi Bilgin (President) Yusuf Kanlı (Vice-President) – yusufkanli@gmail.com Ümit Gurtuna (General Secretary) Phone +90…

Switzerland

TRADE UNION OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS Address Monbijoustrasse 33 3001 Bern Suisse Staff Daniel Münger (President) Stéphanie Vonarburg (Vice-President) Phone +41 58 817 18 18 Email medien@syndicom.ch info@syndicom.ch Website Twitter www.syndicom.ch @syndicom_fr   IMPRESSUM – LES JOURNALISTES SUISSES Address Rue Hans Fries 2 1701 Fribourg Switzerland Staff Etienne Coquoz Michael Burkard Phone +41 26 347 15 00 Email info@impressum.ch Website www.impressum.ch