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Maral Jekta
Maral Jekta is Managing Director of the JX Fund – European Fund for Journalism in Exile.
Maral has several years of experience in managing and coordinating media and democracy projects in Germany and the MENA region. Most recently, she worked as a senior researcher and program lead for the online magazine Tehran Bureau, which reports on politics, society and corruption in Iran. Previously she worked for many years as a senior project manager at MiCT – Media in Cooperation & Transition, an international NGO that implements media projects in crisis and transition countries and advocates for press freedom, media development, and support for journalists in exile.
The JX Fund supports exiled media outlets from countries where independent journalism is no longer possible due to repression, persecution, and censorship. The JX Fund was established by Reporters Without Borders, the Rudolf Augstein Foundation and the Schöpflin Foundation.
Maral has several years of experience in managing and coordinating media and democracy projects in Germany and the MENA region. Most recently, she worked as a senior researcher and program lead for the online magazine Tehran Bureau, which reports on politics, society and corruption in Iran. Previously she worked for many years as a senior project manager at MiCT – Media in Cooperation & Transition, an international NGO that implements media projects in crisis and transition countries and advocates for press freedom, media development, and support for journalists in exile.
The JX Fund supports exiled media outlets from countries where independent journalism is no longer possible due to repression, persecution, and censorship. The JX Fund was established by Reporters Without Borders, the Rudolf Augstein Foundation and the Schöpflin Foundation.