Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ)

Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists is a non-for-profit civil society organization, established in Jordan in 1998, operates in the Arab world, and was licensed in Geneva in 2018, and was registered as a branch of a foreign organization in Tunisia. The Center works to promote the freedom, professionalism and independence of the Arab media, defends freedom of expression, ensures the flow of information, and to consolidate human rights in the Arab world. The Center defends media professionals, and human rights defenders, monitors violations to which they are exposed, provides legal support and assistance to them, and moves to ensure accountability for all those who violate freedom of expression and media, and to prevent their impunity. The Center seeks to establish an incubating environment for freedom of expression and media by adopting supportive policies, and amending legislation to align with the constitution and international treaties and conventions.