Events

On Monday, November 25, Women Press Freedom is proud to join Journalists for Human Rights and the Ambassy of the Netherlands to Canada for a powerful live podcast recording in Toronto, addressing violence against women journalists globally.

Join us for a roundtable discussion on Transnational Repression, a growing global issue threatening journalists, activists and diaspora communities. This event, organized by the Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, will feature exiled journalists, as well as legal and policy experts. The discussion will focus on the methods used by authoritarian states to silence dissent abroad and explore solutions through investigations and policy recommendations.

CCM’s Asian Media Initiative is hosting a forum to bring AAPI community news media journalists into dialogue with experts in surveillance, transnational repression, press freedom, and journalism safety. This is a dedicated space for AAPI journalists to share their lived experiences and strategies for navigating these threats, and to gain access to emerging tools, resources, and insights.​​

Join Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and its partners–the Coalition For Women In Journalism, the Committee to Project Journalists, Freedom House, the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, the National Endowment for Democracy, the National Press Club, PEN America, Radio Free Asia, Reporters Without Borders, and The Wall Street Journal–for an in-person reception recognizing the plight of imprisoned journalists around the world.

The conference brought Ukrainian journalists from all regions to Poland, to discuss challenges they are facing while trying to report during war. CFWIJ’s Máire Rowland will be speaking at the panel “Gender Disinformation Targeting Women Journalists”.

Beyond the Headlines: Women Journalists in Africa

Bridging the Gap for BIPOC Media Fund: Tracie Powell about her philanthropic efforts to increase racial equity - Part 2

Seda Karatabanoglu on Freelance Journalism, Podcast Publishing and Technology

What is the role of civil society organizations when it comes to advocacy? What are the steps for a successful advocacy campaign that NGOs can follow? Our operations manager, Damla Tarhan Durmuş, spoke at NewsLAB conference about CFWIJ’s work to support women and LGBTQ+ journalists and organizing campaigns for advocacy work.

🗓️ September 22, 2022, Thursday

🕐 9 AM-6 PM GMT+3

🎙️ Tasarım Kadıköy Atölyesi (TAK), Istanbul, Turkey

How can journalists protect their mental health from online harassment, stress & psychological trauma? Sania Farooqi is in conversation with Kiran Nazish, founding director of the CFWIJ, and journalist Ghada Queiss.

🗓️ July 19 Tuesday

🕐 9 AM ET

🎙️ Youtube&IG

As women journalists in the field, panelists will shed light on the damage caused by a culture of misogyny prevalent in the online space and share what measures they took to safeguard their mental health.

In the aftermath of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing in Palestine, join Kiran Nazish in conversation with Dalya Masri, Megan O'Toole, and Rania Zabaneh about how women journalists have taken on the mantle of reporting the truth, often amidst a censored and biased media.