cities across the SADC region, who will be trained to support
journalists who need immediate assistance in respect of moral
support, visits to journalists in prison, ensuring legal
representation for journalists, moral and where necessary
material support to journalists and their families, interventions
with relevant authorities, protest activities, campaigns in
support
of
journalists,
and
providing
regularly
updated
information about the journalist.

The core group was also asked to
explore an additional system of
classification for action alerts,
which will classify some alerts as
high priority status - to indicate
that
supportive
action
is
essential. This would also be the
signal for support groups to go
into action. The resources needed
for all of the above were explored.
The meeting was also attended by
representatives
of
Dutch
journalists'/human
rights
organisations
to
discuss
more
effective and co-ordinated advocacy
in The Netherlands in support of
SADC journalists' in distress.

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