Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists
Source Passport
JO-C-00002-3
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- Legal name
- Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (مركز حماية وحرية الصحفيين)
- Country
- Jordan
- Type
- Civil society organisation
- Founded
- 1998
- Director or chair
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 14 August 2026
0 of 5 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name on record, not yet checked
- Who leads it not disclosed
- How it is funded not disclosed
- Named funders not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- CDFJ
- Registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Building 29, Ground Floor, Saeed Al-Tamimi Street, off Queen Rania (University) Street, Amman, Jordan (address published by CDFJ)
- Public contact email Pending check
- info@cdfj.org
2 sources
- CDFJ 'About us' page (Arabic), read 2026-10-20 (name مركز حماية وحرية الصحفيين; established in Jordan in 1998 as a non-profit civil-society organisation; licensed in Geneva 2018; registered branch in Tunisia; address Building 29, Saeed Al-Tamimi Street, Amman; info@cdfj.org; social links)
- CDFJ article 'Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists: 26 years in defending freedom of expression and the media', 4 December 2024, read 2026-10-20 (UN ECOSOC consultative status; address and email)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Founders or members with control
- Not disclosed
- Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Network or umbrella organisation
- Not disclosed
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- Income mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders and donors
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts Pending check
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/cdfjorg X twitter.com/cdfjorg LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/cdfjorg/ Instagram instagram.com/cdfjorg/ YouTube youtube.com/@CDFJChannel
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Channels) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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