SNO needs helpThe Council of NGOs in Chechnya (SNO) is facing the threat of closure. The only professional and steadily functioning independent journalist organization in Chechnya has been unable to obtain subsidies or grants and is now using private funds for its daily news bulletin.
The SNO news bulletin is well known among journalists who write about Chechnya. SNO information is published on many websites of the Chechen diaspora, and is used in other independent media. SNO Journalists must work in difficult wartime conditions, under the threat of repression and illegal reprisals from various sides in the Chechen conflict who desire to conceal from the public truthful information about what goes on in the Republic.
This crucial work may come to an end, all for lack of a few thousand dollars a month. SNO Journalists, who are ready to sacrifice their well-being so that the world knows the truth about Chechnya, do not have contacts with rich sponsors, nor are they able to travel to European cities or visit the offices of American philanthropic foundations. They are occupied with their dangerous daily work, for which, unfortunately, they don’t receive a living wage, international awards, or worldwide recognition. In spite of this, their work has a tremendous significance.
We hope that people and organizations who are able to help SNO will contact us to find out how they can support independent journalism in Chechnya.
Those who wish to help can contact SNO via the PRIMA news agency at
prima@prima-news.ru
Telephone: (7095) 208-27-51
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