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Access to national and international contacts and media

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Access to national and international networks

Do defenders have national and international contacts? To visiting delegations, embassies, other governments, etc? To community leaders, religious leaders, other people of influence? Can you issue urgent actions via other groups?

Access to media and ability to obtains results from them

Do defenders have access to media (national, international)? To other media (independent media)? Do defenders know how to manage media relations properly?

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