CFWIJ Expresses Concern Regarding The Rapidly Worsening State of Civil Liberties in Pakistan
Pakistan Special Report Pakistan Special Report

CFWIJ Expresses Concern Regarding The Rapidly Worsening State of Civil Liberties in Pakistan

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is extremely perturbed by the deteriorating state of civil rights in Pakistan. Military intervention in politics has long been a problem in the country’s short history. Members of the civil society who have risen to demand greater participation in the governance of the country criticized the human rights breaches committed by the military and mobilized vulnerable sections of the population have been routinely harassed, threatened, abducted by the state and even murdered.

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Twenty Years After The War on Terror, Violence Remains Rampant Against Afghan Women
Afghanistan Special Report Afghanistan Special Report

Twenty Years After The War on Terror, Violence Remains Rampant Against Afghan Women

In 2001, as the world witnessed the initiation of a war that appears to never end, then First Lady Laura Bush famously justified the American invasion of Afghanistan with the promise of a better life for women oppressed under the Taliban regime. “Because of our recent military gains, in much of Afghanistan women are no longer imprisoned in their homes,” she said in a radio address on November 17, 2001.

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Deportation of Dutch Journalist Ans Boersma and The Ongoing Lawsuits Against Her
Turkey, Netherlands Special Report Turkey, Netherlands Special Report

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.

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India: Journalists Concerned For Their Safety While Covering Farmer Protests
India Special Report India Special Report

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.

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