With COP29 taking place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku from 11 to 22 November 2024, it is vital for climate activists and environmental defenders to know that there are resources and support available from allies across the globe to help them stay safe before, during, and after the conference.
Category: Blog
Staying safe before, during, and after COP29
We have again collaborated with Global Climate Legal Defense (CliDef) on a guide for climate advocates and activists attending COP29 in Azerbaijan. In the first part of the Guide to Azerbaijan and Holistic Security for Participants, CliDef provides an overview of the legal framework and resources available to navigate the local legal landscape in Azerbaijan. In the second part, we outline potential risks and comprehensive strategies for protecting both your physical and digital security before, during, and after the event.
Healing invisible scars: Supporting the mental health of Myanmar’s exiled activists
Exile Hub and Open Briefing have launched a mentoring programme for counsellors and mental health professionals in Myanmar and Thailand. The programme responds to critical gaps in both the community-based mental health system available to activists in exile and their families, and in the training for psychologists and counsellors in both countries. Open Briefing and Exile Hub will also help establish new peer support networks for human rights defenders and journalists living in exile in Thailand.
Read our latest newsletter! The Briefing #4
In this edition, our CEO reflects on our impact so far in 2024 and the continued surge in demand for our holistic security support. We share recent examples of collaboration with activists and grassroots organisations across the globe. We introduce our new mentoring programme for counsellors and mental health practitioners working with activists in exile. And we share insights from our recent session at Global Gathering on integrating wellbeing approaches into digital security practice.
Fostering safety and wellbeing with Haitian journalists and newsrooms
Journalists in Haiti work under incredibly dangerous conditions marked by political instability and the pervasive threat of organised criminal gangs. To address these challenges, the Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL) asked Open Briefing to provide safety and security training to a cohort of Haitian journalists. Through co-designed workshops, our team equipped the journalists with practical skills and fostered a new security mindset. The partnership of Open Briefing’s holistic security expertise and FOKAL's country knowledge and networks formed the perfect foundation from which to navigate Haiti's volatile security environment successfully.
Job alert! Communications coordinator
Open Briefing is seeking an experienced communications coordinator to enhance our brand recognition, amplify our work and that of the activists and organisations we support, and influence key audiences, including financial supporters, service users, and our team. This is a part-time, fixed-term contract for 12 months at 24 hours per week (0.6 FTE), with the possibility of renewal.
Strengthening wellbeing support for Myanmar’s activists in exile
Open Briefing is delighted to feature this guest post from our partner the Exile Hub, a nonprofit established in the aftermath of the 2021 coup in Myanmar. Human rights defenders and journalists face numerous threats. Organisations like Open Briefing and the Exile Hub offer vital support and resources to those fighting for justice and freedom.
We’re hiring! Digital and information security consultants
We are expanding our diverse, inspired, and purpose-driven team; will you join us as one of our new digital and information security consultants? You will provide expert and tailored digital, information security, and technology advice and training to grassroots organisations and activists and their international partners at risk. And you will help disrupt attacks and reprisals from capable and motivated adversaries.