Pakistan: Journalist Gul Bukhari Being Threatened With Terrorism Charges Sets A Dangerous Precedent For Women Journalists
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Pakistan: Journalist Gul Bukhari Being Threatened With Terrorism Charges Sets A Dangerous Precedent For Women Journalists

The Coalition For Women In Journalism denounce the legal persecution of Gul Bukhari. The FIA has supposedly summoned Gul for her “defamatory remarks” against state institutions. We demand an end to using law against journalists in the country. The country’s state should be more open to criticism and stop suppressing press freedom in the country.

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Burundi: Charges On Journalists in The Lead-up to Elections Intensify Concerns About Press Freedom
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Burundi: Charges On Journalists in The Lead-up to Elections Intensify Concerns About Press Freedom

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is concerned about the charges placed on Burundi journalists Agnès Ndirubusa and Christine Kamikazi, along with their two male colleagues and driver. The journalists were arrested in Musigati District while reporting on an armed attack by anti-government rebels. We are extremely disappointed in the justice system of Burundi and demand their release on an immediate basis.

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CFWIJ Founder Director Kiran Nazish Brings Her Knowledge And First-hand Experiences As A Journalist To Brandon University
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CFWIJ Founder Director Kiran Nazish Brings Her Knowledge And First-hand Experiences As A Journalist To Brandon University

The Brandon Sun gives wide coverage to Kiran Nazish. She decided to accept the nomination and come to Brandon. “I’ve been covering Syria for a long time. I was covering Iran. Before that, it was Afghanistan.” she said. “And sometimes it takes a tall on you, so I basically, to be honest was looking for a place where I could just rest and get away from the world.”

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Director Of Cfwij Kiran Nazish And Turkey Coordinator Damla Tarhan Met With The Eka Platform
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Director Of Cfwij Kiran Nazish And Turkey Coordinator Damla Tarhan Met With The Eka Platform

The meeting was part of a series of assignments and activities set-up as part of the CFWIJ’s delegation to Turkey this month. Gülseren Onanç, the founder of Equality, Justice, Women's Platform and Eda Doğançay, editor of the website, described the basic principles of the platform which brings together news about gender equality issues, women's leadership in all areas, women's rights and other relevant issues which are covered by national and international press.

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CFWIJ Puts Safety Of Women Journalists In Turkey Centre Stage
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CFWIJ Puts Safety Of Women Journalists In Turkey Centre Stage

The Coalition For Women In Journalism took a delegation around the safety of women journalists, in collaboration with the Turkey Journalism Syndicate (TGS), to Istanbul. The session focused on the security issues that women journalists have to tackle in Turkey. CFWIJ Founding Director Kiran Nazish and Director Advocacy Sulome Anderson were joined by Gülfem Karataş and Şafak Timur of TGS Commission for Women and LGBTI.

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Challenges And Solutions For Women Journalists In Pakistani Newsrooms
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Challenges And Solutions For Women Journalists In Pakistani Newsrooms

The Coalition For Women In Journalism hosted a discussion today at the Institute of Business Management, focused on overcoming the many challenges women journalists face in Pakistan. The session included CFWIJ member and senior journalist Afia Salam, who discussed the different issues that women journalists face in the industry, and how they could be overcome. She detailed how investing in new digital media initiatives was the best way for people to adapt to the changing industry.

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