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The Coalition For Women In Journalism — #CFWIJ
The Coalition For Women In Journalism — #CFWIJ
Narges Mohammadi is an Iranian woman human rights defender, journalist, and Nobel Laureate who has been a prominent advocate for human rights, women's rights, and social justice in Iran. She has faced persecution, imprisonment, and physical abuse for her activism and outspokenness against injustices in the country.
Maria Ponomarenko, a Russian journalist and activist, has been sentenced to six years in prison for speaking out against Russia's war in Ukraine. While being behind bars, she has endured unjust punishment and ill-treatment from prison officers. Women Press Freedom calls for her immediate and unconditional release and warns that her life is at risk due to the harsh conditions she faces in detention.
Abducted in Crimea on 29 April 2022, Iryna Danylovych was forcibly disappeared and later found in a Simferopol detention center. She endures torture, coercion, and false accusations under Russian custody, including charges related to explosives and being labeled a 'foreign agent' by the Russian Ministry of Justice.
Yirgalem Fisseha Mebrahtu was arrested by Eritrean authorities in 2009 following a raid on Radio Bana, an educational radio station where she worked. The military detained over 30 journalists and staff members during the raid. While most were released after four years, Yirgalem and five others endured six years of imprisonment without trial in one of Eritrea’s most notorious military prisons.
Alsu Kurmasheva, a distinguished Russian-American journalist and editor at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was unfairly detained by Russian authorities on October 18, 2023, sentenced unjustly on July 19, 2024, and was freed in a US-Russia prison swap together with Evan Gershkovich and others on August 1, 2024.
Since at least 2016, Ghareeda Farooqi has been a target of online abuse, primarily orchestrated by supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and conservative right-wing elements.
CFWIJ and WPF has documented the numerous infringements against Morin, culminating in her shocking arrest and detention in January 2024 on baseless obstruction charges.
This timeline charts the course of events from the creation of a profile featuring personal photos of Șercan on an adult content site to various legal actions and complaints she filed in response to threats and the unauthorized distribution of her private images shortly after Șercan published an article accusing the Romanian Prime Minister of plagiarism.
Pakistani journalist and CFWIJ member, Tanzeela Mazhar, has been facing a lawsuit for criminal defamation at the hands of her harasser.
In recent years, Canada has witnessed a concerning pattern of violations against women journalists by law enforcement agencies, raising significant questions about press freedom and the protection of those reporting on critical issues.
The Coalition For Women In Journalism has compiled a timeline of arrest and legal harassment against Nazila Maroofian.
The Coalition For Women In Journalism has compiled a timeline of torture, unjust imprisonment, and constant legal harassment against Sepideh Qolian.
The Coalition For Women In Journalism has compiled a timeline of Arron Banks's SLAPP case against journalist Carole Cadwalladr.
The Coalition For Women In Journalism has compiled a timeline of assassination of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
The Coalition For Women In Journalism has compiled a timeline of its coverage of Canada’s long-time news anchor Lisa LaFlamme’s abrupt and sudden departure from CTV News.
