Twenty Kurdish journalists, seven of them women, were detained after simultaneous police raids in Diyarbakir early this morning. Officials have yet to disclose the charges, if any, on which the journalists were taken into custody. The Coalition For Women In Journalism reminds the Turkish authorities that members of the press are entitled to due process.
Kiran Nazish, the founder of CFWIJ and WPF, speaks to The Guardian about the global crackdown on women in journalism.
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.
Kurds, refugees, ethnic-religious communities, women and LGBTI+ journalists in Turkey face threats and violence.
Award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, known for her reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has gone missing.
Menschen Machen Medien speaks with CFWIJ and WPF Director Kiran Nazish about the pressure that women journalists around the world face.
