Türkiye’de yangın bölgelerinde haber takibi yapan gazeteciler Dilek Gül ve Gülşah İnce jandarma ekipleri tarafından akreditasyon engeliyle karşı karşıya kaldı. Yangın bölgelerinde haber yapmak isteyen gazetecilere gerekçe olarak kararın yüksek makamlardan verildiği açıklandı. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ) olarak basını susturmaya yönelik bu girişimi kınıyoruz. Gazeteciler ayrım gözetmeksizin mesleklerini her koşulda yapabilmelidir.

Storay Karimi, the only war correspondent associated with Pajhwok Afghan News, had to leave her home this week after she received death threats from extremists. Storay was reporting from the western city of Herat before heading to Kabul. Another woman journalist, Somaia Valizadeh, also expressed her concerns over the control of extremist elements. Somaia voiced that women journalists will have to leave their jobs and livelihood if the Taliban takes Herat.

Journalist Inessa Studzinskaya, affiliated with Radio Svaboda, was restricted from leaving the country. Inessa discovered the travel ban against her after finding her name on the Ministry of Internal Affairs website. The radio journalist, along with two of her colleagues, was detained on July 26. According to reports, the authorities searched their homes and destroyed the network’s editorial offices in Minsk. CFWIJ condemns the persistent impediments to press freedom in the country. We have repeatedly demanded action to ensure a safe and fair environment for women journalists in Belarus.

Journalists Dilek Gül and Gülşah İnce, who were covering wildfires in Turkey, faced an accreditation barrier by the security forces. The decision came out from the higher authorities as the reason given for the journalists. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns this attempt to silence the press. Journalists should be able to do their job under any conditions without discrimination.

Klodiana Lala, a prominent crime reporter associated with News 24 TV channel, was mistreated by the police authorities along with her colleague Ergys Gjencaj on Tuesday, July 27. The journalists were passing in a media van when they stopped to film an anti-drug operation being conducted by the police.

Journalist Berna Kişin was deliberately targeted by the pro-government Memleket Newspaper, following her coverage of the assassination of seven people in the same family in Konya. The news outlet alleged that the journalist wrote a pro-terrorist story. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the news outlet targeting the journalist. As the coalition, we stand in solidarity with Berna. No journalist should be targeted as a result of the coverage they do.

Journalist Berna Kişin was deliberately targeted by the pro-government Memleket Newspaper, following her coverage of the assassination of seven people in the same family in Konya. The news outlet alleged that the journalist wrote a pro-terrorist story. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the news outlet targeting the journalist. As the coalition, we stand in solidarity with Berna. No journalist should be targeted as a result of the coverage they do.

Nasta Pilyugina, a blogger and host of the "dzigital" podcast, was detained in Minsk on the morning of July 29. She left her home around 11 a.m. and was carrying her laptop in her car. Sometime after her departure, she was presumably apprehended. The authorities searched her residence but shared no information regarding her location or where she was detained. CFWIJ condemns the unjustified detention of the blogger and demands the police release her. We continue to monitor the persecution of women journalists in Belarus.

Konya’da bir aileye düzenlenen silahlı saldırı sonucu hayatını kaybeden yedi kişiye olanları protesto etmek üzere toplananları takip eden üçü kadın altı gazeteci fiziksel saldırıya uğradı. Gazetecilere saldıran topluluğa polis müdahale etmedi. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ), gazetecilere yönelik bu çirkin saldırıyı kınıyor. Güvenlik güçlerinden failleri korumak yerine gereken cezai yaptırımı uygulamalarını talep ediyoruz. Gazeteciler güvenli ortamlarda işini yapmalıdır. Aksi tutum kabul edilemez.

Six journalists, three of whom were women, were physically assaulted by a group of men. The journalists were following those gathered to protest the assassination of seven people in Konya. The police did not intervene in the group that attacked the journalists. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns this heinous attack on journalists. We demand the security forces that implement the necessary criminal sanctions, protecting the perpetrators instead. Journalists should do their job in safe environments. The attack against journalists is unacceptable.

Antalya’da vahşice katledilen 21 yaşındaki Azra Gülendam Haytaoğlu ve Emine Gökkız için Ankara’da bir araya gelen kadınları takip etmek isteyen gazeteci Büşra Taşkıran polis şiddetine maruz kaldı. Gazetecinin çekim yapması engellendi. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ) olarak Türkiye genelinde gün geçtikçe artan polis şiddetini kınıyor, yetkililerden derhal buna son vermesini talep ediyoruz. Gazeteciler özgürce işlerini yapmalıdır. Aksi tutum basın özgürlüğü ihlalidir.

Journalist Büşra Taşkıran was physically assaulted with police force while following the women’s protest for Azra Gülendam Haytaoğlu, 21, and Emine Gökkız, 45, who were brutally murdered. The journalist was deliberately impeded from filming the event and beaten by the police. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the escalating police violence across Turkey. We call the Turkish state to end intimidating journalists by using forges against them. Journalists should freely do their job. The opposite approach is a violation of press freedom.

Journalist Francesca Scognamiglio Petino received a death threat on her Facebook profile after she shared the government’s notification regarding the Green Pass. The Green Pass is a COVID-19 safety measure restricting movement of the unvaccinated citizens in order to curb the spread of the disease. The institution of the Green Pass has received severe backlash from right-wing political parties in the country, resulting in several journalists feeling unsafe and vulnerable to threats and attacks by supporters of these groups.