Women Press Freedom’s statement on detained Turkish journalist Pınar Gayıp featured by Stockholm Centre for Freedom
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) features Women Press Freedom’s statement about the detention of Turkish journalist Pınar Gayıp.
Deepfake Attacks and Online Harassment: The Rising Threat Against Women Journalist
In the latest episode of Friday Morning Coffee, host Caitlin Malcuit discusses the findings from WPF's study on online harassment targeting women journalists
Over 150 cases of legal harassment target women journalists in Turkey: CFWIJ research
Medya News has reported extensively on the findings of WPF, highlighting the widespread legal harassment targeting women journalists in Turkiye.
CFWIJ Founding Director Kiran Nazish featured in The Guardian
CFWIJ Founding Director Kiran Nazish Interviewed by The Guardian
Steep Rise in the Harmful Use of Deepfake Targeting Journalists
In early 2024, the harmful use of deepfake technology targeting women journalists skyrocketed.
United States: Cerise Castle Facing Surveillance By The LA Sheriff’s Department Following Her Reporting on The History of Deputy Gangs In LASD
Inge Snip, senior editor at the Women Press Freedom, spoke to LA Public Press about the issue.
Collective Memory of Women Journalists in COVID-19
The global scale of this pandemic has forced countries around the world to take serious measures, including closing borders and imposing quarantines. This has increased multidimensional challenges to the journalists who are reporting on this story, from all across the world.
Mongolia: Press Freedom at Risk with Arrest and Prosecution of Journalists While Protesters Detained
Ongoing concerns raised by civil society include reports of harassment, intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders, especially those working to defend economic, social and cultural rights.
Female journalists under attack as press freedom falters
Kiran Nazish, the founder of CFWIJ and WPF, speaks to The Guardian about the global crackdown on women in journalism.
Kurdish Women Journalists in Turkey in 2023 Faced Serious Violations
CFWIJ states that 2023 was the deadliest year for female journalists and the organization draws attention to the increasing dangers to journalism, especially in conflict zones and under authoritarian regimes.
The US State Department Draws Attention to the Violations of Kurdish Rights in Turkey
Kurds, refugees, ethnic-religious communities, women and LGBTI+ journalists in Turkey face threats and violence.
Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainian Journalist Victoria Roshchyna Reported Missing
Award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, known for her reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has gone missing.
Women journalists worldwide are under pressure
Menschen Machen Medien speaks with CFWIJ and WPF Director Kiran Nazish about the pressure that women journalists around the world face.
Canada: Drop Bogus Charges Against Brandi Morin Immediately, CFWIJ and WPF Demand
CFWIJ and WPF joins more than a half-dozen press freedom groups demanding police drop the bogus charges against Brandi Morin, an esteemed journalist who was simply doing her job.
Turkiye: Ayşe Kara’s Acquittal for Membership of Terror Organization Overturned
CFWIJ and WPF is deeply alarmed by the Diyarbakır Regional Court of Justice's decision to overturn the acquittal of journalist Ayşe Kara.