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On Africa Day, CFWIJ Stands in Solidarity With The Women Journalists at The Forefront of The Struggle For a Better World
Africa Day commemorates a significant anti-colonial moment in global histories, and presents a promise of a more liberated, more equal future. However, as it is with postcolonial regions around the world, the evils of colonialism continue to haunt its subjects long after its eradication.
Women Journalists in Belarus — On The Frontline at Protests and in Prisons
Belarus has always been a challenging country when it comes to press freedom as the massive crackdown against critical voices became more intense after last year’s election. The challenges have multiplied for women journalists especially as the environment is becoming more repressive with every single day.
2021 First Quarterly Report
Women journalists, no matter what country they belong to, are susceptible to several forms of threats. These dangers can range from online trolling to physical abuse and, in some unfortunate cases, even death. Every month, CFWIJ records a significant number of threats against women journalists, categorized by severity.
Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists: 2021
Throughout the month of April, The Coalition For Women In Journalism reported on an astonishing 51 cases of violence against women journalists around the world. The following report presents a detailed survey of the safety violations against women journalists during April 2021.
Press Freedom Status For Women Journalists: March 2021
Throughout the month of March, The Coalition For Women In Journalism reported on an astonishing 111 cases of violence against women journalists around the world. The following report presents a detailed survey of the safety violations against women journalists during March 2021.
Asian American Journalists on The Frontline of Hate and Negligence, CFWIJ Reports
Violence towards Asian American communities on the rise: A legacy of the Trump era continues.
Press Freedom Status for Women Journalists: February 2021
In the past month, The Coalition For Women In Journalism reported a staggering 97 cases of harassment, threats, assaults, and arrests of women journalists working around the world. Below is a report reviewing the safety of women journalists internationally during February 2021.
Press Freedom Status for Women Journalists: January 2021
Throughout the month of January, The Coalition For Women In Journalism documented 60 cases of physical attacks, legal harassment, detainments, arrests and online attacks against women journalists.
Trump’s Presidency: A Time of Division and Delusion
The outgoing president of the United States, Donald Trump, has been featured front and center in the media since his inauguration. In his candour, the president has often reignited the stereotypes and biases that the present world is working to extinguish. Not always for his rhetoric or questionable ambitions for America and its people, but for the division he provokes.
Deportation of Dutch Journalist Ans Boersma and The Ongoing Lawsuits Against Her
January 16, 2018, Turkish police detained journalist Ans Boersma and authorities deported her hurriedly next morning without even being allowed to pack her belongings. The journalist was the economy editor at Het Financieele Dagblad. She was arrested and detained in Turkey after she applied for the renewal of her residence visa. The next day, the news circulated throughout the Netherlands reporting that a Dutch journalist was being deported from Turkey.
CFWIJ Annual Report 2020
2020 has been a truly tumultuous year. Political turbulences, economic crises, civil riots, and violence, all arised amidst the massive health crisis. Throughout these last 12 months, countless journalists repeatedly flagged an alarming surge in violence and visible deterioration in press freedom. The growing hostile environment was predominantly fueled by the global pandemic crisis, which has diametrically reshaped the media landscape and forced journalists to adapt to new, distressing working conditions.
India: Journalists Concerned For Their Safety While Covering Farmer Protests
The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) has received reports from several women journalists worried about their safety and well-being while covering these events. We are especially concerned about gendered-based violations on the frontline of the ongoing farmers’ protests in India. CFWIJ demands Indian authorities to ensure the journalists’ safety.
October Review Report: What Press Freedom Looked Like in October, For Women Journalists?
In October, The Coalition For Women In Journalism documented 87 cases of threats against women journalists around the world. During the month of October The Coalition For Women In Journalism documented various cases of threats against women journalists. We identified 87 cases of physical attacks, legal harassments, detainments, arrests and online attacks.
September Report: What Press Freedom Looked Like in September For Women in Journalism?
Outcome Report: #ThreatsToWIJ Global Campaign
Pakistan: CFWIJ’s #ThreatsToWIJ Campaign Brought Together Women Journalists To Discuss The Issue Of Safety In The Industry
What Press Freedom Looked Like in August 2020, For Women Journalist
The Coalition For Women In Journalism documented at least 81 cases of threats and violence against women journalists across the world during the month of August.
What Press Freedom Looked Like in July 2020 For Women Journalists
In July, The Coalition For Women In Journalism documented 65 cases of threats against women journalists around the world.
Maria Ressa’s Conviction and The State of Press Freedom in The Philippines
On June 15, the Philippines witnessed an arbitrary attack on press freedom. Maria Ressa, the CEO of Rappler - an online news website, was convicted for cyber libel along with Reynaldo Santos, a former writer-researcher at Rappler. The two were released on bail pending appeal, but stand the risk of facing six to seven years in prison.
