Sendikalı oldukları için işten atılan Sinbo işçilerinin İstanbul’daki fabrika önünde düzenledikleri basın açıklamasını takip eden gazeteciler Serpil Ünal ve Kardelen Yoğungan gözaltına alındı. Sağlık kontrolleri yapılan gazeteciler ifadeleri alındıktan sonra serbest bırakıldı. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ), Türkiye’de gazetecilere yönelik uygulanan polis şiddetini kınıyor. Türk yetkililerden söz konusu baskılardan vazgeçmelerini talep ediyoruz.

Journalists Serpil Ünal and Kardelen Yoğungan were detained for covering the press statement held by Sinbo workers who were dismissed because of their union membership in Istanbul. The journalists were released after their statements were taken. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns police violence against journalists in Turkey. We demand the Turkish authorities to end these vicious attacks against journalists.

Journalist Katya Arenina was detained by security forces in the region while she was investigating reports about torture in the penal facility present there. While the journalist was released shortly after, this was clearly an attempt to intimidate her and discourage her from pursuing the story.

Journalist Renée Jones Schneider was detained alongside her colleague Liz Flores while covering a protest demonstration against the killing of a black man Daunte Wright by a white police officer. According to Jones Schneider she was apprehended despite informing the police that she was part of the press.

Four journalists, including two women journalists, were detained by the police on three separate occasions during their coverage of the national elections. At least one of these reporters was also attacked in the field by a civilian.

Journalist Thin Thin Aung was abducted by the state on April 8, and is currently in state custody. Following her detention, the state forces raided her home, seized her belongings, and destroyed all her journalistic work. The state of journalists in Myanmar remains precarious and requires urgent international attention.

5 Nisan sabahı evine baskın yapılarak gözaltına alınan Jin News muhabiri Beritan Canözer’e kötü muameleye maruz kalıyor. Gazeteci Canözer ve gözaltında tutulan 21 kadın polis tarafından tehdit edildi. Temel ihtiyaçlarının karşılanmasına dair büyük sorunlar yaşadığı öğrenildi. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ) olarak söz konusu insanlık dışı muameleleri kınıyor, meslektaşımız Beritan Canözer’in derhal serbest bırakılmasını talep ediyoruz.

Jin News reporter Beritan Canözer, who remains under custody since April 5, is being threatened and mistreated. The journalist and 21 women, who are being detained, were threatened by the police. Reportedly, detainees had also great problems reaching their basic needs. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns these inhumane treatments and demands the immediate release of our colleague Beritan Canözer.

Bu sabah evine yapılan polis baskınıyla Jin News muhabiri Beritan Canözer gözaltına alındı. Gazetecinin gözaltına alınma gerekçesiyle ilgili hiçbir bilgi verilmedi. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ), gazetecileri sindirmeye yönelik bu girişimleri kınıyor. Türk yetkililerden meslektaşımızı derhal serbest bırakmasını talep ediyoruz.

Early this morning, Jin News reporter Beritan Canözer’s house was raided and the journalist was taken to custody. No further information is given about the detention, reportedly. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is appalled by this vicious attempt against journalists to intimidate them. We demand the Turkish state to release our colleague immediately.

State officials cracked down on civilians and journalists for organizing a protest rally against President Alexander Lukashenko. Of those arrested, at least five are journalists, most of them women. The continued repression of civil liberties and free press in the country has sent a wave of outrage in the international community.

Gözaltına alınan Boğaziçi Üniversitesi öğrencilerinin İstanbul Çağlayan Adliyesi’ne getirilişlerini takip eden Dokuz8Haber muhabiri Ebrar Başyiğit ve Artı Gerçek muhabiri Yağmur Kaya gözaltına alındı. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ) olarak gazetecilere karşı uygulanan polis şiddetini kınıyor, meslektaşlarımızın derhal serbest bırakılmalarını talep ediyoruz. Gazetecilik suç değildir.

Dokuz8Haber reporter Ebrar Başyiğit and Artı Gerçek correspondent Yağmur Kaya were detained while covering the detained Boğaziçi University students’ developments at İstanbul Çağlayan Courthouse. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is devastated by police violence against journalists. We demand the immediate release of our colleagues. Journalism is not a crime.

Columnist and women's rights activist Nassima al-Sadah was detained by authorities on July 30, 2018. Nassima endured threats and assault in prison and was restrained during the interrogation procedure. Starting in February 2019, Nassima was held in solitary confinement for one year. She fiercely campaigned for women's rights, focusing on their participation in politics and an end to the country's ban on women driving. Just a month before her arrest, the ban was lifted. CFWIJ calls for the immediate release of Nassima and other prisoners of conscience. We demand Saudi authorities to drop all charges against Nassima and release her immediately.

Journalist Haze Fan was detained in December 2020 on suspicion of endangering national security. Haze was escorted from her apartment and currently remains in the custody of Chinese authorities. Fan is a Chinese citizen employed by an American publication house.