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Women Press Freedom Quarterly Report. January - April 2024
Our data for the first quarter of 2024 reveals a troubling escalation in detentions and imprisonments of journalists, with a notable rise in the targeting of women and LGBTQI journalists.
2023 CFWIJ Half Yearly Report
Half of the killings and assassination attempts documented by CFWIJ occurred in Europe. Russia responsible for 30%.
2023 CFWIJ First Quarterly Report
Although the increase in physical assault and legal harassment is worrying, a decline in imprisonment sparks hope
Türkiye: Multi-Pronged Campaign Against Women Journalists Covering Elections Worrying Trend
Women journalists face death threats, physical assault, and arbitrary denial of access during the second round of presidential elections
2022 Impact Report
This year alone, CFWIJ work has led to more than 600 evacuations, relocations, legal support and mental health therapy for women and LGBTQ journalists.
Canada: Police vs the Press
In Canada, police aggression against journalists is on the rise. And women journalists are disproportionately on the front and centre of this development.
Threats, Imprisonments and Violence Against Women Journalists in Palestine
Palestinian women journalists continue to fight for their right to free expression despite the ongoing threats and intimidations meant to silence them. The Coalition For Women In Journalism documents the cases to expose the violations women journalists encounter while reporting from conflict zones.
Europe Heats Up on Risk Map For Press Violations: The Eastern Region a Serious Concern
The Coalition For Women In Journalism raises concerns about their safety in Europe, especially in the eastern part of the continent.
Canada: Right-Wing Populist Leader Weaponize Social Media to Silence Journalists
Right-wing populist politics has found a sizable audience on social media globally.
Afghanistan: Amidst Escalating Threats and Fear, There Is No Relief For Afghan Journalists in The Country
After a bomb attack at the Kabul airport on August 26 left more than 170 people dead, the situation for Afghan women journalists is deteriorating.
Afghanistan: Women Journalists Face Dangerous Uncertainty as The Taliban Takeover Threatens Press Freedom
Hope is dwindling fast for Afghan women journalists desperately trying to flee the country. The Taliban takeover has crushed the dreams women have been working towards for the last two decades.
Afghanistan: Hundreds of Afghan Women Journalists Plead For Help As They Face Taliban Retribution
The threatened yet resilient Afghan women journalists shared stories of despair, fear, and silence as CFWIJ was flooded by applications for assistance.
United Kingdom: Safety of Journalists - Gender Perspective
This is the original document of submission by the Coalition For Women In Journalism, to the call for submission for Safety Of Journalists by the United Kingdom Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Home Office.
Tunisia: On The Brink of Crisis
Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended the Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and his parliament, and assumed emergency powers claiming there was an imminent threat to the Tunisian state.
NSO’s Pegasus Spyware: Surveillance Like Never Before
Pegasus is a spyware suite developed and distributed by the Israel-based company, NSO Group, which targets individual cell phones.
Against The Odds: Women Journalists in Iran Continue to Speak Truth to Power Despite Harrowing Challenges
Trauma is not equal. Political upheaval, like every social development, always presents greater risks to communities already more vulnerable in society.
CFWIJ Expresses Concern Regarding The Rapidly Worsening State of Civil Liberties in Pakistan
The Coalition For Women In Journalism is extremely perturbed by the deteriorating state of civil rights in Pakistan. Military intervention in politics has long been a problem in the country’s short history. Members of the civil society who have risen to demand greater participation in the governance of the country criticized the human rights breaches committed by the military and mobilized vulnerable sections of the population have been routinely harassed, threatened, abducted by the state and even murdered.
Twenty Years After The War on Terror, Violence Remains Rampant Against Afghan Women
In 2001, as the world witnessed the initiation of a war that appears to never end, then First Lady Laura Bush famously justified the American invasion of Afghanistan with the promise of a better life for women oppressed under the Taliban regime. “Because of our recent military gains, in much of Afghanistan women are no longer imprisoned in their homes,” she said in a radio address on November 17, 2001.
On Africa Day, CFWIJ Stands in Solidarity With The Women Journalists at The Forefront of The Struggle For a Better World
Africa Day commemorates a significant anti-colonial moment in global histories, and presents a promise of a more liberated, more equal future. However, as it is with postcolonial regions around the world, the evils of colonialism continue to haunt its subjects long after its eradication.
Asian American Journalists on The Frontline of Hate and Negligence, CFWIJ Reports
Violence towards Asian American communities on the rise: A legacy of the Trump era continues.