Just a day before the final presidential debate, President Donald Trump who is notorious for his treatment of journalists launched a smear campaign against award winning journalist Kristen Welker who will moderate the debate.

JinNews Van bürosu muhabiri Hikmet Tunç aleyhinde açılan davanın ilk duruşması bugün görülecekti. Ancak mahkeme duruşmayı iptal etmeye ve yeni yürürlüğe giren yargı reformu paketinde öngörülen "basit yargılama usulü"nü uygulamaya karar verdi. Buna göre dava duruşmasız görülecek, savunma ifadeleri yazılı olarak alınacak ve hüküm sanıklara yazılı olarak tebliğ edilecek. Yeni "basitleştirilmiş usul", "habeas corpus" ilkesini ihlal ettiği için hukukçular tarafından çokça eleştiriliyor. Söz konusu usül ilk defa bir gazeteci hakkındaki davada uygulanıyor.

First hearing of the case against JinNews Van bureau reporter Hikmet Tunç was going to be held today. However the court decided to cancel the hearing and apply “simplified procedure” as prescribed by the newly introduced legal reform package. According to this, the case will be held without trial, defense statements will be heard in writing and the verdict will be notified to the accused in writing. The new “simplified procedure” is highly criticised by legal professionals as it breaches the “habeas corpus” principle of the rule.

الخرطوم،السودان، 15 أكتوبر،2020—ظهرت العديد من مذيعات التلفزيون الوطني بالسودان دون حجاب في انعكاس لحقبة الحرية الجديدة بالسودان. وقد اتخذن المذيعات هذه الخطوة نظرا لأن الحجاب كان إجباريا خلال حقبة البشير ولكنه لم يعد كذلك. يرحب تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة بهذه الخطوة وما تمثله من إزالة للقيود على الصحفيات والمذيعات وتسمح لهن بالتعبير عن أنفسهن بحرية.

Several TV anchors on the Sudanese National TV recently appeared on screen with no veil, reflecting the new liberation era in Sudan. The anchors took this step as the veil was obligatory during the Al-Bashir regime but not anymore. The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes this step as it removes limitations on women journalists and anchors and allows them to represent themselves freely.

القاهرة ،مصر، 20 أكتوبر 2020—عثر على الصحفية دعاء خليفة محتجزة تعسفيا في مصر على ذمة التحقيق في القضية رقم 880\2020 بعد اختفائها لما يزيد عن ثلاثة أسابيع. وقد تم خطف الصحفية بعد نشرها مقطع فيديو تناشد المنظمات الدولية دعمها في مواجهة العقيد أحمد شعبان الذي يستهدفها ويهددها. يعرب تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة عن بالغ أنزعاجه من هذا التعدي المستمر على القانون في مصر و التصاعد المستمر لمستوى القمع في مصر.

Journalist Doaa Khalifa found arbitrarily detained in Egypt pending case no.880\2020 after being missing for three weeks. The journalist was abducted following publishing a video calling upon international organizations to help her against Colonel Ahmed Shaaban, Former colonel in military intelligence who intimidated and threatened her. CFWIJ is appalled by these outlawed practices and the escalating level of oppression in Egypt.

Floyd Press managing editor Ashley Spinks was fired from her job last week after she gave an interview about her working conditions to Radio IQ. Although Ashley’s official title was Managing Editor, she was responsible for everything in the local newspaper. She worked as a reporter, photographer, layout designer and editor for only $36,000 annually in a state where the average wage is $65,248.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is thrilled that our global mentor Jane Ferguson and Board of Advisors member Nicholas Kristof will be presented with the inaugural Aurora Humanitarian Journalism Award today on October 19, 2020, during the first event of the “Gratitude in Action” series planned to mark Aurora’s fifth anniversary. The “Gratitude in Action” is a series of charity events aimed to increase the impact of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative.Through the funds of this inaugural event Aurora will donate a special grant to the Committee to Protect Journalists in order to amplify the work of CPJ in promoting press freedom worldwide. The event will be broadcasted in auroraprize.com.

The Wire‘s senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani and freelance journalist Rohini Mohan were jointly awarded the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson, 2019, on October 12.

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.

طرابلس،ليبيا، 16 أكتوبر—قامت عناصر من الأمن الليبي بناء على مذكرة من وزير الداخلية بالقبض علي عبدالرحمن ميلاد المعروف ب "بيدجا" الذي هدد الصحفية نانسي بوريسا وأسرتها بسبب نشرها تقارير عن أنشطته الإجرامية. يعرب تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة عن سعادته لهذه الأخبار وما تمثله فيما يتعلق بسلامة الصحفيات بشكل عام والصحفية نانسي بورسيا وأسرتها بالتحديد.

Libyan authorities arrested Abdel Rahmen Milad “Bidja”, the human trafficker who threatened journalist Nancy Porsia and her family last year due to her reporting about his terrorist activities. The Coalition For Women In Journalism is thrilled about this news and what it symbolizes for the safety of women journalists generally and Nancy Porsia and her family particularly.

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.

Mezopotamya Ajansı muhabiri Sadiye Eser’in “silahlı terör örgütü üyeliği” ile yargılandığı davanın bugün görülen duruşmasında mahkeme, adli kontrol tedbirlerinin kaldırılmasına ve kendisine ait dijital materyallerin iadesine karar verdi. Ancak uluslararası seyahat yasağı kaldırılmadı. Bir sonraki duruşma 9 Mart 2021'de görülecek.