2023 CFWIJ First Quarterly Report
At least 100 women journalists spent the first quarter of 2023 behind bars, 4 less than in the first quarter of the previous year.
Finland: Journalist Ida Eramaa Insulted by Far-right Politicians
Far-right politicians insult and mock Ida Erämaa after her article criticizes their attempts to curtail press from exposing their extreme right-wing connections.
2022 Annual Press Freedom Review
2022 has taken its toll on the full range of women journalists' rights. In 2022, we witnessed a war, uprising of women in a country, arrest of women journalists, deprivation of women from a vast number of rights, including education, and much more.
CFWIJ Kathy Gannon Legacy Award
The Coalition For Women In Journalism is thrilled to announce the CFWIJ Kathy Gannon Legacy Award to celebrate a veteran correspondent who broke many barriers in our industry while covering some of the most vital and globally critical stories of her time with deep compassion and integrity.
Turkey: Earthquake Aftermath - Journalists Blocked, Arrested And Targeted
Journalists trying to report the devastating aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey are being prevented from doing their jobs. CFWIJ condemns attempts to impede journalists from reporting on the disaster.
Iran: State Ramps Up Arrests Of Women Journalists To Quash Mass Protests Sparked By Mahsa Amini’s Death In Police Custody
At least 18 women journalists and activists have been arrested since demonstrations broke out after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained and beaten by Iranian morality police for violating the country's hijab law on September 16, 2022.
Pakistan: Gharidah Farooqi Hit With Yet Another Wave Of Online Attacks
Gharidah Farooqi has been hit with yet another wave of online attacks, including organized online trolling by social media accounts purportedly linked to ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.
Turkey: Seven Women Among 20 Kurdish Journalists Detained After Simultaneous Police Raids
Twenty Kurdish journalists, seven of them women, were detained after simultaneous police raids in Diyarbakir early this morning.
Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists: May 2022
Throughout the month of May 2022, the Coalition For Women In Journalism documented 40 cases of violations against women journalists.
Press Freedom Day Panel: Press Freedom and Gender
CFWIJ had a discussion on the global landscape for women journalists and what the future holds for them.
World Press Freedom Day 2022
On World Press Freedom Day, the Coalition For Women In Journalism publishes its First Quarterly report.
Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists: March 2022
Throughout the month of March 2022, the Coalition For Women In Journalism documented 32 cases of violations against women journalists.
The Trucker Convoy Provides A Case Study In Online Threats And Irl Harms
Kiran Nazish, the founding director of the international Coalition For Women In Journalism, compared the readiness journalists need for navigating online threats to the readiness a foreign correspondent might take into covering a new place.
MFRR in Focus: How do women journalists report on crisis situations?
In this episode of MFRR in Focus on the topic of women in journalism, host Anne ter Rele discusses how being a woman affects one’s journalistic practice. She speaks with Kiran Nazish, the founding director of the Coalition For Women in Journalism, a global support and advocacy organization for women journalists.
Ukraine: Women Journalists Reporting On The Frontline
The Coalition For Women In Journalism hosted a panel on Twitter Spaces to discuss the current situation regarding Ukrainian women journalists on the frontline.
Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists: February 2022
Throughout the month of February 2022, the Coalition For Women In Journalism documented 33 cases of violations against women journalists.
Turkey: CFWIJ, 38 press freedom organizations and journalists demand senior journalist Sedef Kabaş’s release
The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) and 38 press freedom organizations and journalists call on Turkey to release senior journalist Sedef Kabaş.
Turkey: Journalist Nurcan Yalçın Arrested From Diyarbakır With No Cause Given
Counter terrorism officials raided journalist Nurcan Yalçın’s house early this morning (February 4) and arrested her without cause.
Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists: January 2022
Throughout the month of January 2022, the Coalition For Women In Journalism documented 26 cases of violations against women journalists.
Afghanistan: CFWIJ Plays Its Part In Aiding Relocation of Journalists And Other Vulnerable Groups in The Country After The Taliban Takeover
The withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan after the failure of their nation-building experiment in the region that began two decades ago, and the subsequent Taliban takeover of Kabul has resulted in widespread fear across the country. Several journalists, news media organizations, activists, non-government organizations, women and minority groups now fear a threat to their lives and seek asylum elsewhere