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Afghanistan: Hundreds of Afghan Women Journalists Plead For Help As They Face Taliban Retribution
The threatened yet resilient Afghan women journalists shared stories of despair, fear, and silence as CFWIJ was flooded by applications for assistance.
United Kingdom: Safety of Journalists - Gender Perspective
This is the original document of submission by the Coalition For Women In Journalism, to the call for submission for Safety Of Journalists by the United Kingdom Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Home Office.
Tunisia: On The Brink of Crisis
Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended the Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and his parliament, and assumed emergency powers claiming there was an imminent threat to the Tunisian state.
Press Freedom Status For Journalists: July 2021
Throughout the month of July 2021, The Coalition For Women In Journalism documented an alarming 61 cases of violations against women journalists.
NSO’s Pegasus Spyware: Surveillance Like Never Before
Pegasus is a spyware suite developed and distributed by the Israel-based company, NSO Group, which targets individual cell phones.
Against The Odds: Women Journalists in Iran Continue to Speak Truth to Power Despite Harrowing Challenges
Trauma is not equal. Political upheaval, like every social development, always presents greater risks to communities already more vulnerable in society.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.