Melissa Cox, an American journalist and documentary filmmaker, was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on February 24. However , she was conditionally released after seven hours of detention.

Danimarkalı gazeteci Sultan Çoban, Facebook'ta paylaştığı iddia edilen bir paylaşım için 1 yıl 3 ay hapis cezasına çarptırıldı. Mahkemenin kararı, aleyhine açılan davanın ilk duruşmasının ardından geldi. Duruşma 27 Şubat'ta Konya'da gerçekleşti.

Danish freelance journalist Sultan Çoban has been sentenced to one year and three months in prison for a post she allegedly shared on Facebook. The court’s decision came after the first hearing of the lawsuit filed against her. The hearing took place in Konya on February 27.

“Terör örgütüne üye olmak” ve “terör örgütü propagandası yapmakla” suçlanan gazeteciler Semiha Şahin ve Pınar Gayıp’ın duruşması bugün görüldü. Yetkilileri basın özgürlüğünü kısıtlayan uygulamaları bırakmaya çağırıyoruz.

The eighth trial of journalists Semiha Şahin and Pınar Gayıp was held today. The two journalists are accused of “membership of a terrorist organisation” and “making propaganda for a terrorist organisation”. The Coalition For Women In Journalism demands that Turkish authorities drop all charges against them. We also urge them to stop misusing the law and judiciary to silence journalists.

Türkiye'nin en büyük gazetelerinden biri olan Hürriyet, Türkiye Gazeteciler Sendikası (TGS) üyesi 45 gazeteciyi dört ay önce işten çıkardı.

Around 45 wrongly dismissed journalists took Hurriyet to court today. They were dismissed four months ago.

On February 24, 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. We urge authorities to show some responsibility and make genuine efforts to bring this violence to an end. We also urge journalists to take extreme precaution while reporting on the ground.

Alman çevirmen ve gazeteci Meşale Tolu'nun duruşması bugün İstanbul'da görüldü. Gazetecinin, aleyhindeki tüm suçlardan beraatını talep ediyoruz.

The trial of German-Turkish journalist Meşale Tolu was held in Istanbul today. She is accused of "being a member of a terrorist organization" and "propagandizing for a terrorist organization". The Coalition For Women In Journalism demands Meşale’s acquittal from all accusations placed against her unless substantial evidence is produced.

The Coalition for Women in Journalism, está preocupada por el asesinato de la periodista de radio mexicana, Teresa Aracely Alcocer. La reportera recibió un disparo frente a su casa en Ciudad Juárez. Exigimos que las autoridades mexicanas tomen medidas rápidas para perseguir a los asesinos de Teresa.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is concerned over the murder of Mexican radio journalist Teresa Aracely Alcocer. She was killed outside her home in Ciudad Juarez. We demand that the Mexican authorities take swift action to hunt down Teresa’s murderers.

Kapatılan Özgür Gündem editörü Reyhan Çapan ve diğer gazetecilerin duruşması bugün görüldü. 2016’da Özgür Gündem’de yayınlanan haber ve makaleler için “terör örgütü için propaganda yapmak”, “suçu övmek” ve “suç işlemeye teşvik etmek” ile suçlanıyorlar. Gazete, Ağustos 2016'da Kanun Hükmünde Kararname (KHK) ile tarafından kapatılmıştı.

Trials of former Özgür Gündem editor Reyhan Çapan and her colleagues were held today. They have been accused of “making propaganda for a terrorist organisation”, “praising crime” and “incitement to commit crime” for a series of articles published. The Coalition For Women In Journalism demands that the charges on Reyhan and all other journalists should be dropped immediately.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the denial of membership to journalist Shaista Hakim by the Swat Press Club and the Swat Electronic Media Association. We urge management of both entities to stop discriminating against women journalists.