The Coalition For Women In Journalism extends support and solidarity to women and LGBTQ+ journalists in Ukraine.

Majda Slamova, a journalist from Czech Republic and two Ukrainian journalists with Central TV were a target of Russian gunshots.

Oksana Haidar, a renowned Ukrainian journalist and blogger known as "Ruda Pani," was tragically killed.

Muffling independent coverage of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, the state has passed a new law criminalizing dispensation of information about the invasion.

At least three women journalists and others, reporting for independent media, were beaten, detained, and threatened by Russian security forces.

CFWIJ and the undersigned organisations, stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, but particularly Ukrainian journalists who now find themselves at the frontlines of a large-scale European war.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism extends support and solidarity to women and LGBTQ+ journalists in Ukraine

Kyiv Post, Ukraine's largest independent English-language newspaper, abruptly suspended operations on Monday after its owner Adnan Kivan dismissed all staffers in the newsroom. The sudden dismissal came amid an ongoing disagreement between its real-estate tycoon Kivan and the publication's editorial team. More than 50 journalists, including 29 women, employed by the 26-year-old newspaper were fired without notice. In a statement signed by "The Kyiv Post Newsroom" the journalists dubbed the move an "act of vengeance" by Kivan as the newsroom had refused to budge on editorial independence at the publication. They accused Kivan of trying to get rid of "inconvenient" journalists. The Coalition For Women In Journalists is alarmed at this blatant attack on press freedom. We urge the owner to accept the appeal of the editorial team and allow them to operate independently. No country can thrive without a free and independent press. Robust journalism like the kind practiced by Kyiv Post for 26 years must be protected.

Ukrainian journalist, Ustia Stefanchuk, who is now based in Canada recently published a historical testimony, on her Facebook page, about the torture her ancestors were subjected to at the hands of Soviet forces in 1941. Her Facebook page was abruptly taken down after she published her post without any prior warning or notification. Although the page was restored later, the company offered Ustia no explanation regarding which community standard she was in violation of, or what caused her work to be reinstated.

In Kyiv, a car accident ended with threats to journalists. The car accident happened on Vadym Hetman Street on September 21 when a drunk driver crashed his car into an electric pole. According to eyewitnesses the driver was also speeding and almost hit a woman with a small child.

Women journalists covering and investigating the hostilities in the East of Ukraine, including the occupation of Crimea and corruption, continue to suffer from online threats and harassment. Coverage of such topics remain resulting in persecution, harassment, pressure or various types of threats.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism vehemently condemns the rape attempt and physical assault against TV presenter Anastaisha Lygova who works for Ukrainian TV channel Inter. Anastaisha suffered severe injuries as a result of attempted rape while she was traveling on a train to Kyiv with her six-year-old son.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the attempts of obstructing justice by Kyiv Administration Court judges.

Freelance journalist and co-founder of online media outlet Zaborona, Katerina Sergatskova has been a target of an online harassment campaign following her coverage exposing alleged links between Facebook, a local fact-checking organisation called StopFake, and far-right or neo-nazi groups.

Women journalists in Ukraine have been attacked while reporting various developments on Covid-19 in the field. Many of them have been physically assaulted and intimidated by protestors who had been agitated by the ongoing lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.