CORRECTIV.Exile

CORRECTIV.Exile is a growing platform where journalists in exile exchange ideas, collaborate on investigations, and gain visibility in Germany. As a telescope for the future of democracy, we illuminate authoritarian threats by bringing together critical voices from exile and thus exposing the dangers to free societies.

News from CORRECTIV.Exile

Events series

Exile Talks: Stand Up!

Programs and Initiatives

Exile Media Project

Radio Sakharov

Radio Sakharov: A Russian-language internet radio and podcast platform, founded with exiled members of the Sakharov Center, focusing on Russian social issues and democratic values.

Exile Media Project

#ÖZGÜRÜZ

#ÖZGÜRÜZ: A Turkish-language platform broadcasting into Turkey, supporting freedom of expression through collaboration with the Peace Nobel Prize-nominated journalist Can Dündar.

Exile Media Project

Kara Kutu

Kara Kutu permanently preserves Turkish digital media content on the blockchain, creating a censorship-resistant archive that protects public memory and makes valuable sources accessible to researchers and journalists.

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CORRECTIV.Exile Publications

Europe

When Autocrats Learn from Each Other: Methods of Democratic Backsliding

Democracies rarely die through a sudden coup — they are dismantled through the law itself. Most often by using a shared playbook that has been refined across continents.

Europe

At Second Glance: Azerbaijan – When the Victory Celebration Silences Dissent

Democracies rarely die through a sudden coup — they are dismantled through the law itself. Most often by using a shared playbook that has been refined across continents.

Click here to read more of CORRECTIV.Exile’s articles (in German).

Become Part of the Network

Your platform for visibility, further training, and exchange. Join us via our application form.

Completed Projects and Events

Afghan Media Incubator

A programme supporting exiled Afghan journalists in acquiring the skills needed to establish and sustainably operate their own media projects — with a particular focus on public interest orientation, media diversity, and sustainable business models. The project was financially supported by JX Fund and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.

Exile Talks 2025

In 2025, we organised 16 events in Berlin as well as in Essen, Dortmund and Cologne, reaching over 500 participants with speakers from 16 countries. Topics ranged from Belarusian exile media and Russian disinformation to the protest movement in Iran and media freedom in Turkey, through to the fight for free media in the South Caucasus and the coverage of migration in German media. In addition to panel discussions, CORRECTIV.Exile offered hands-on workshops and a special “Stand Up!” evening featuring nine speakers from countries including Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, and Sudan. Partner organisations such as Dekoder e.V., Meduza, JX Fund, N-Ost, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, and Schauspiel Köln contributed to the programme’s thematic diversity. We were supported by Erasmus, Engagement Global, the Friends of the Böll Foundation, and GLS Treuhand.

Our Mission and Vision

Strengthening Independent Journalism

CORRECTIV.Exile develops projects that support journalists in exile: we organise public events, build a collaborative network for joint investigations, and raise the visibility of their work in Germany.

Exile Journalism as a Pillar of Democracy

Exiled media professionals act like a telescope—they often recognise threats to democracy and freedom of expression before they become widely visible. Their knowledge, research, and perspectives enrich public discourse, expose grievances, and promote press freedom. The initiatives of exiled journalists are crucial to bringing insights to light and preparing societies for future challenges.