Pakistan: Brutal Murder Of Turbat-based Journalist Shaheena Shaheen Baloch Calls For Swift Investigation
Shaheena Shaheen Baloch, a journalist with PTV Bolan was brutally murdered in Turbat, Balochistan. Shaheena was allegedly shot twice to unsurvivable injuries by what the CFWIJ has found to be her husband
Joint Statement: Attacks On Women In Media In Pakistan
Vicious attacks through social media are being directed at women journalists and commentators in Pakistan, making it incredibly difficult for us to carry out our professional duties
Iran: Crackdown On Freedom of The Press Over Covid-19 Reporting Continue With Shutting Down of a Newspaper, Leaving Journalists Jobless
Iran authorities shut down the Jahane Sanat newspaper on Monday following the publication of remarks by an expert who criticized the handling of coronavirus cases in the country.
Pakistan: Condemnable Physical Assault of Young Journalist, by Molvis. We Appeal The Government to Take Notice
Sidra Ghyas, a Lahore based Samaa TV reporter, was verbally and physically assaulted by accomplices of a religious scholar called Allama Zubair Ahmed Zaheer. CFWIJ stands with Sidra and demands that her culprits are brought to justice. We reject this act of violence that has left Sidra traumatized.
CFWIJ Supports Women Journalists
Battleface Words+Images gives a coverage to CFWIJ and Kiran Nazish. It was mentioned that CFWIJ is a support network for women journalists.
CFWIJ Condemns The “Brutal Attacks” By Police That Media Workers Have Been Facing
The Morning Star gives a coverage to CFWIJ and Kiran Nazish. It was mentioned that CFWIJ follows the protests in the United States closely with great concern. Our founder Kiran Nazish also stated that we condemn the “brutal attacks” by police that media workers have been facing while covering the protests.
How Female Journalists Are Tackling The Fallout From Covid-19
Our Global Coordinator Luavut Zahid wrote a report on the issues that women journalists are facing in Pakistan because of Covid-19
CFWIJ Launches Covid-19 Resources For Journalists And Newsrooms
The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) has launched its COVID-19 resources page focused on women journalists covering coronavirus around the world. This page aims to provide tools to journalists and newsrooms. During these unprecedented times, CFWIJ has been monitoring reporting around the pandemic by women journalists the world over.
India: Delhi Riots Take An Ugly Turn For Women Journalists
Riots erupted in the northeast side of the city. Unfortunately, and very quickly, journalists reporting on developments on the ground are being targeted since. CFWIJ has been documenting the attacks on women journalists in this scenario and we have come across some unpleasant cases that have put these journalists at severe risk.
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.
CFWIJ’s Team Organized An Instructive Discussion on Fake News And its Legal Repercussions in Karachi, Pakistan
Our Global Coordinator Luavut Zahid and Researcher Rabia Mushtaq organized the discussion with CFWIJ member and senior journalist Lubna Jerar Naqvi and Supreme Court Advocate Shoaib Ashraf
CFWIJ Founder Kiran Nazish: We Aim To Create A Women's Journalism Support Network
Kiran Nazish talks to Jin News about The CFWIJ, the need to support women journalists, and more
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.
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.”
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.
CFWIJ Met With Turkey’s Democratic Party Chp’s Women Wing To Explore Collaboration
Our Founder Director Kiran Nazish and Turkey Coordinator Damla Tarhan met with Turkey’s democratic party CHP’s women wing in Kadıköy, Istanbul. The meeting was part of a series of assignments and activities set-up as part of the CFWIJ’s delegation to Turkey this month.
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.
Lebanon: Safety Of Women Journalists in Jeopardy Amidst Protests
The Coalition For Women In Journalism is concerned about the treatment of women journalists during the ongoing protests in Beirut. We are monitoring the situation on the ground and online
Pakistan: 27 Year Old Journalist Killed, For Going To Work
The Coalition For Women In Journalism is alarmed at the cold-blooded murder of a young Pakistani journalist Urooj Iqbal, who has been shot dead outside her office on Monday, November 25. This is the seventh case of murder we recorded this year
Digital Security And Safety For Journalism Students
Our Global Coordinator Luavut Zahid and Researcher Rabia Mushtaq organized the discussion with CFWIJ member and senior journalist Lubna Jerar Naqvi and Supreme Court Advocate Shoaib Ashraf.