Turkey: CFWIJ Demands Action To End Police Brutality Against Journalists
The CFWIJ recognizes police violence in Turkey as one of the most urgent issues. Our monitoring and research in the last two years has shown a consistent rise in physical police violence against journalists covering various issues in the country, and particularly a rise in violence against women journalists
Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists: June 2021
During the month of June 2021, The Coalition For Women In Journalism documented an alarming 77 cases of violations against women journalists. Types of violations include murder, abduction, detentions, and physcial assaults in the field, among other various kinds of press freedom attacks towards women journalists reporting from different parts of the world. Read our June 2021 report to find out more about the Press Freedom challenges women journalists have encountered in the physical and digital world this month
Turkey: Press Organisations And Journalists Called The Turkish Government “We Can’t Breathe”
Press organizations and journalists gathered to call the Turkish government to end police violence and intimidating policies against journalists across the country. In a joint statement journalists underlined the pressure they face and called it "We can't breathe". The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) joins this call. We demand the authorities provide an environment where journalists can freely do their jobs. Journalism is not a crime