Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ), dünyanın dört bir yanındaki kadın gazetecilere yönelik bütün tehdit ve saldırılar için Gazetecilere Karşı İşlenen Suçlarda Cezasızlıkla Mücadele Günü'nde bir kampanya başlattı. CFWIJ, çevrimiçi karalama kampanyalarıyla mücadele eden gazetecilere karşı işlenen suçlara yönelik yeni yasal düzenlemeler yapılması için çağrıda bulunuyor. Dünya genelinde 92 ayrı ülkeden kadın gazetecilerin karşı karşıya kaldığı zorlukları kaydeden CFWIJ, gazetecilerin güvenliğini sağlamak için caydırıcı tedbirler talep ediyor.

On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists the Coalition For Women In Journalism extends support to women and LGBTQI journalists worldwide, who face mistreatment and abuse because of both their gender and their reportage. Disparaging attitudes towards gender in the society at large infiltrate the profession as well. As we call for an end to impunity against journalists, we must be cognizant that while attacks on journalists go unpunished, gendered attacks on women journalists often also go unnoticed. The CFWIJ stands to correct this. We stress on the impunity for gendered discrimination, and rhetoric, that women journalists face, not just in the field but at home, at the workplace and in society at large for this colors the kinds of violations they face.

54 media workers were physically assaulted by a far-right anti-LGBTQ group in the Georgian capital. The news crew belonged to 16 different media companies and at least 14 women journalists were among those attacked. The event serves as an alarming reminder of the politics of hate that is fast becoming popular around the world where democratic principles are constantly under attack. Not only was this a vicious assault on the principles of free press but also an indication of the severe dangers that sexual minorities face in the country.