The FFR is all about democracy. Our new annual Board of Representatives 2015-16 has just been voted in.
We are pleased to see some new faces on board and to welcome back some familiar faces.
Alex Kühni, Lebanon
Juan Carlos, El Salvador
Nish Nalbandian, Aleppo, Syria
Alice Martins, Hasaka, Syria
Victor Breiner, Kiev, Ukraine
Raffe Lazarian, Ferguson, Missouri
Daniel Van Moll, Gaza
Oliver Contreras, Mexico
Amanda Mustard, Egypt.
Danial Etter, Libya
Daniel Van Moll, Liberia
The Frontline Freelance Register is a representative body for freelancers, created and run by freelancers.
The FFR's core objective is to support the physical and mental wellbeing of freelance journalists.
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Membership is open to all freelance journalists who face significant risk while working in foreign environments and who commit to the FFR Code of Conduct.
Security is an issue we all take seriously. The difference is that if an independent journalist gets kidnapped or killed, he or she will most likely be labelled as ‘an irresponsible daredevil'. If a staffer from a large organisation is kidnapped, he or she will most likely get television interviews and praise for ‘risking it all' to get the story.
Javier Manzano
The FFR is all about democracy. Our new annual Board of Representatives 2015-16 has just been voted in.
We are pleased to see some new faces on board and to welcome back some familiar faces.
Journalists worldwide face harassment, adversity and the threat of injury or death in their pursuit of the truth. As many journalists will emphasise, preparation is one of the most important aspects of reporting, particularly when in dangerous environments. As we know, the past few years have seen a dramatic increase in attacks on journalists, with 45% of all deaths since 1992 occurring in the last five years.
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