Clare Rewcastle-Brown, editor of Sarawak Report, fears arrest by Interpol on behalf of the Malaysian government. The journalist, known for exposing high-level corruption, shared her concerns with the UK media. On September 23, the Malaysian government issued a warrant for Clare’s arrest, pertaining to her 2018 book about the 1MDB scandal. Clare intends to travel to Spain to tend to visit her elderly father but is at risk of arrest under the Interpol’s Red Notice system.

Camilla Tominey, award-winning journalist and associate editor for The Telegraph, received online death threats via email to her website. The journalist shared a screenshot of the email that stated chilling threats to Camila and her children. Camilla primarily covers politics and the Royals for The Telegraph. She believes the death threat might have come from a fan of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. CFWIJ condemns the death threats directed at Camilla and her family. We hope cybersecurity authorities will investigate and apprehend the person responsible.

Investigative journalist and founder of Sarawak Report and Radio Free Sarawak, Clare Rewcastle was subjected to legal harassment by Kuwaiti investment advisor Hammad Al Wazzan. The journalist received letters from a London-based law firm Taylor Wessing on behalf of Al Wazzan. The letters from the law firm demanded Clare remove all the references related to Al Wazzan from her articles mentioned in the Sarawak report.

Rosamund Urwin, a columnist and senior feature writer at the London Evening Standard, shared the story of persistent harassment she has faced for the past two years. In a Twitter thread on May 14, the journalist shared that the stalker responsible for harassing her has arrived in London. Rosamund stated that the last time he was in the area he visited her office before going on the run and remained untraceable for days. While explaining the details of the ordeal, she revealed how the unsettling experience left her emotionally drained.

Last month, journalist Natalie Higgins opened up about the vicious online trolling that she has endured since entering the journalism industry. Natalie spoke about the sexual nature of the comments and the absence of any support from the social media platform despite several complaints. CFWIJ stands with the journalist in the face of such hate and hostility.

Senior football correspondent for The Independent, Melissa Reddy, shared her harrowing experience with harassment and assault on the field. In her recent article, the journalist recalled how she was subjected to two deplorable incidents in a single day on February 28, 2016, at Wembley stadium. The pervasive objectification of women journalists in sports reporting has long been overlooked. While women journalists usually brush these incidents off, Melissa believes the murder of Sarah Everard proves the need to discuss the issue of women’s safety, journalists included. CFWIJ calls on regulatory bodies to address the discrimination women reporters face in the field to ensure a safe working environment.

Reporter Sonja McLaughlan was targeted with vile online attacks following her coverage of a rugby match. The abuses hurled at her took an emotional toll. The attack was so intense in nature that her employer firm and the rugby board extended messages of comfort and support.

Two female reporters were detained and released shortly after while covering the anti-coup developments in Monywa. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by deliberate police violence against journalists in Myanmar. We call upon the law enforcement authorities to provide a safer environment to journalists and to respect press freedom. The Myanmar crisis needs to be addressed urgently by all stakeholders in the country to end this curb on critical voices.

A man was sentenced to six months in prison for sending online death threat messages to journalist Amy Fenton. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) welcomes the conviction of the online assailant. We reiterate that these malicious threats can manifest severe consequences. We demand similar sanctions be applied to all offenders who target journalists with vicious death threats.

Minister for Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, attempted to publicly rebuke journalist Nadine White for essentially doing her job. Nadine had approached her in January inquiring about her participation in the vaccine campaign of the United States. Badenoch published the correspondence on the social media campaign, resulting in abuse towards Nadine.

Robyn Vinter, an investigative journalist and contributor to The Yorkshire Post, faced online intimidation and criticism from several Tory MPs, including Nadhim Zahawi and Nigel Adams. The officials targeted Robyn for her story on the problematic Covid vaccine distribution in the region. Government representatives called the report inaccurate and publicly termed it as false and dangerous. The NHS director, Dr. Nikki Kanani, confirmed to BBC that Robyn Vinter’s piece was, in fact, based on findings depicting the problems with the vaccine rollout.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) pays tribute to The Observer’s first woman columnist, Katharine Whitehorn, who died aged 92. Katharine revolutionised the path of women in journalism. Our deepest sympathy to her family, friends and all the women journalists who were inspired by her dedication.

Geri Scott, the Yorkshire Post’s Westminster correspondent, was targeted by online harassment when she appeared on the Andrew Marr Show TV programme on BBC One. The Coalition For Women In Journalism denounces these vicious attacks against Geri. We urge British authorities to identify the attackers and ensure the safety of journalists.

A businessman has filed a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) against the editor-in-chief of Swedish media, Realtid, Camilla Jonsson and reporters Annelie Östlund and Per Agerman. The claim was raised for their investigation into the financing of energy projects involving the plaintiff. The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the defamatory accusation against the journalists merely doing their job.