Journalist Refuge starts in Bristol
Press Freedom House, a safe house for exiled journalists, is to start in Bristol. The project, set up by Bristol-based Exiled Journalist Network (EJN), is based on the 15-bedroom Maison des Journalistes in Paris and has the support of Channel 4’s Lindsey Hilsum, who is also a patron of the 200 members of the EJN, and The Independent’s Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.
It will provide 6 to 8 beds and assistance to journalists who have been forced out of their own countries, says Bristol NUJ branch member Forward Maisokwadzo.
The 34-year-old married father-of-two left his native country in 2002 after being abducted and beaten while working for The Zimbabwe Independent.He said when he came to the UK, he was lucky he got support through the National Union of Journalists.
There is a story on the BBC website here.