L-R: Moderator Hanene Zbiss, Vance Center Executive Director Alex Papachristou, and panelists Clothilde Redfern, Marta Cabrera Martín, and Omar Weslati during the panel “Navigating the Legal Complexity: Mechanisms to Support Journalism,” at the ARIJ Forum in Amman, Jordan, December 7, 2025. Photo credit: ARIJ In November and December, Vance Center Executive Director Alex Papachristou traveled to Malaysia and Jordan for major investigative journalism conferences, where he met Vance Center clients, joined panel discussions on legal threats and mechanisms to defend journalists, and participated in safety clinics to address urgent legal questions. On November 21 and 22, Papachristou joined drop-in legal... read more


