The Citizen newspaper’s photographer Tracy Lee Stark and reporter Marizka Coetzer were attacked and impeded at work on October 6 while covering protests in Seneka town initiated by the farmers.

Congolese journalist Rozenn Kalafulo said in an interview she gave to AFP that she has been hiding in an unknown destination for a week after threatening remarks of army officers during a press conference by President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi. Editor-in-chief of Pole FM, Rozenn Kalafulo asked the head of state about the business activities of certain high-ranking members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and about their potential links with armed groups during the press conference.

Since the beginning of the year, the Belarusian Association of Journalists has recorded more than 400 cases of harassment of journalists for their professional activities. Unlawful acts against journalists hiked with the elections nearing and the protests that followed afterwards.

Felipe VI's visit to Barcelona this Friday for an awards ceremony together with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has sparked outrage with many pro-independence protesters taking to streets to protest monarchy. However the protests took a violent turn when a group of men attacked and interrupted the live broadcast of Telecinco reporter Mayka Navarro.

محاولة أختطاف فاشلة لأبن الصحفية وئام الصوفي تلت حملات تحريض ضارية ضد الصحفية مما يثبت ما قد يترتب علي التهدايدات علي الانترنت من نتائج عنيفة في الواقع العملي. يعرب تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة عن قلقه البالغ حيال وضع الصحفيات في اليمن وسط هذا الصراع المتقد وفي هذه الدولة التي يصرعها الاستقطاب. لقد طالت حملات بالتهديد والاعتداء الجسدي الصحفية وئام بسبب تغطيتها للوضع الانساني المتردي في تعز. بعد تغطيتها لمعاناة المواطنين اليمنين بسبب الصراع استهدفها قيادات سياسية تتبع لجماعة الحوثي وهددتها وأسرتها.

Abduction attempt of Journalist Weam Al-Sofy’s son following online smear campaigns against Weaam Alsofy is proof that online harassment has severe offline consequences. The Coalition For Women In Journalism is deeply concerned about the status of women journalists in Yemen amid this heated conflict in the severely polarized country. Journalist Weam was targeted by threats of assassination and physical attacks over her coverage for the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Taez. Following her coverage exposing the misery of Yemeni citizens, leaders and politically affiliated figures with the Al-Houthi group threatened the journalist and her family.

Xol Abaj radio reporter and indigenous rights activist Anastasia Mejia was arrested on September 22 with charges of “sedition”, “aggravated attack”, “arson” and “aggravated robbery” following her broadcast from Joyabaj central square informing the public about the protests against corruption.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the unjustified lawsuit filed against journalist Maham Javaid. Maham is one of the eight people who have been booked by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing on charges of defaming singer turned actor Ali Zafar on social media, while a Lahore sessions court accepted the defamation suit.

Am 9. Oktober wurden die Bewohner von „Liebig34“, ein „anarcho-queer-feministisches“ Wohnprojekt in Berlin, nach einer umstrittenen Räumung mit rund 1.500 Polizisten vertrieben. „Liebig34“ ist eine der letzten verbliebenen linken Hausbesetzungen Berlins. Es wurde als „anarcho-queer-feministisches Wohnprojekt“ beschrieben und steht seit 30 Jahren als sicherer Ort für queere Menschen und Feministinnen.

Liebig34, an “anarcha-queer-feminist” housing project in Berlin, has been cleared of residents following a contentious eviction involving at least 3,000 police officers (with some news channels mentioning 5,000). ‘You can’t evict a movement, you can’t evict a heart!’ was one of the slogans of the protests following the ‘eviction’.

6 Ekim 2020 günü sabah operasyonuyla gözaltına alınan Jin News muhabirleri Şehriban Abi ve Nazan Sala bugün hakim karşısına çıktı. Şehriban Abi ve Nazan Sala Mezopotamya Ajansı’nın Van bürosuna yapılan baskında gözaltına alınmış, dosyaya gizlilik kararı getirilirken 24 saat boyunca avukatlarıyla görüştürülmemişlerdi. Baskında 4 gazeteci gözaltına alınırken, gazetecilerin fotoğraf makineleri, kamera ve teknik malzemelerine el koyulmuştu.

Jinnews reporter Sehriban Abi, journalist Nazan Sala and Mesopotamia Agency correspondents Adnan Bilen and Cemil Ugur got arrested today. Following the arrest, a twitter campaign started with the Turkish hashtag #GazetecilikYargilanamaz, meaning journalism cannot be put on trial. The Coalition For Women In Journalism joined the campaign with full awareness that Sehriban Abi and Nazan Sala didn't commit a crime but they were doing their jobs in exposing the truth.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is appalled by yet another serious breach of press freedom. On October 4, 16 journalists were detained in Belarus, seven of them being women. While four of the detained journalists who were impeded at work were released after verification of their documents at police stations; three of them still remain under custody and are awaiting trial.

السعودية، 7 أكتوبر، 2020—للمرة الثانية في أقل من شهرين استهداف الصحفية غادة عويس بهجمات إلكترونية من قبل حسابات تتبع الحكومة السعودية. يدعم تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة غادة في مواجهة هذه الهجمات المشينة.

Journalist Ghada Oueiss was targeted by online attacks, for the second time in less than 2 months by Saudi government linked accounts over her dissident views. The Coalition For Women In Journalism stands with Ghada against these disgraceful attacks.