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The Coalition For Women In Journalism

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  • In The News/
    • Global Press Coverage of the CFWIJ
  • Events/
January 06, 2022

Serbia: CFWIJ Concerned For Isidora Kovacevic’s Safety As “Wanted” Posters Threatening Her Life Spring Up Across City

January 06, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Serbia: CFWIJ Concerned For Isidora Kovacevic’s Safety As “Wanted” Posters Threatening Her Life Spring Up Across City

Isidora Kovacevic was a target of threatening “wanted” posters that appeared in several locations in the city of Sabac last month.

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January 06, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, Freedom of Speech, 2022, January, January 2022, Serbia, Isidora Kovacevic, Serbian Progressive Party, Threat, Podrinske, Wanted Posters, Sabac, Threatened with death
January 05, 2022

Georgia: CFWIJ Condemns Threats Issued To Emma Gogokhia By Mayor Of Mestia

January 05, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Georgia: CFWIJ Condemns Threats Issued To Emma Gogokhia By Mayor Of Mestia

The Mayor of Mestia was heard threatening and abusing journalist Emma Gogokhia who was in the city to cover allegations of corruption.

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January 05, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, Freedom of Speech, 2022, January, January 2022, Emma Gogokhia, Georgia, Threats to women journalists, Corruption, Abuse, Mayor Zhorzholian, Mtavari Arkhi TV, Mestia
January 04, 2022

India: CFWIJ Concerned About The Threats Issued To Meena Kotwal

January 04, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: CFWIJ Concerned About The Threats Issued To Meena Kotwal

Journalist Meena Kotwal is on the receiving end of violent, casteist and sexist threats after one of her tweets.

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January 04, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, Freedom of Speech, 2022, January, January 2022, Meena Kotwal, India, Threatened with death, Hindutva, Indian Right Wing Violence, Manusmriti
December 07, 2021

France: CFWIJ Demands Immediate Action Against Repeated Threats To Christine Kelly’s Safety

December 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
France: CFWIJ Demands Immediate Action Against Repeated Threats To Christine Kelly’s Safety

Christine Kelly, a presenter for CNews, has filed a complaint through her lawyer seeking action against repeated death threats and telephone harassment.

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December 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, France, Christine Kelly, Threatened with death, CNews, Eric Zemmour, death threat
November 19, 2021

Mexico: Gunmen launch life-threatening attack on Beatriz Flores after she receives warning on phone call

November 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Mexico: Gunmen launch life-threatening attack on Beatriz Flores after she receives warning on phone call

Beatriz Flores, founding editor of Presencia Hidalguense, faced a deadly attack in the early hours of November 10 by unidentified gunmen.

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November 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault, Threatened with death
2021, journalists rights, solidarity, november, november 2021, press freedom, Beatriz Flores, Mexico, Presencia Hidalguense, La Colmena, Hidalgo. Los Rabanos, Attacked, Physical Assault, Threats to women journalists
October 27, 2021

India: CFWIJ registers protest against M Radhakrishnan’s appointment as president of the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club

October 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: CFWIJ registers protest against M Radhakrishnan’s appointment as president of the Thiruvananthapuram Press Club

M Radhakrishnan came under fire, when it was reported that he broke into the premises of a woman journalist and harassed her.

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October 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, October, October 2021, M Radhakrishnan, Thiruvananthapuram Press Club, Kerala Kamudi, India, Threatened with death
October 13, 2021

United Kingdom: CFWIJ lauds stalking order on Tommy Robinson. Threats to journalists’ safety must be penalized

October 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United Kingdom: CFWIJ lauds stalking order on Tommy Robinson. Threats to journalists’ safety must be penalized

A magistrate court slapped a five-year stalking order on far-right, islamophobic public personality Tommy Robinson on Wednesday after he threatened and abused journalist Lizzie Dearden outside her home.

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October 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, October, October 2021, Lizzie Dearden, United Kingdom, Tommy Robinson, Silencing, The Independent, Threatened with death
October 05, 2021

Canada: CFWIJ condemns the threats against CBC journalist Meghan Grant

October 05, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: CFWIJ condemns the threats against CBC journalist Meghan Grant

CBC journalist Meghan Grant alongside NDP MLA Shannon Phillips received retaliatory threats from officers of Lethbridge Police Service for exposing misconduct within the police force.

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October 05, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, October, October 2021, 2021, Meghan Grant, Canada, Threatened with death, Whistleblower, CBC, MLA Shannon Phillips, Lethbridge Police Service
September 30, 2021

Slovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the perpetrators threatened journalist Eugenija Carl

September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Slovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the perpetrators threatened journalist Eugenija Carl

A suspicious delivery of white powder and a threatening letter arrived at the public broadcaster RTV Slovenia, addressed to journalist Eugenija Carl.

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September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Impeded At Work, Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, September, September 2021, Slovenia, Eugenija Carl, Threatened with death, intimidation, suspicious dust, threatening letter, Koper, RTV Slovenia, delivery, RTV
September 23, 2021

Albania: CFWIJ is alarmed by the death threats against Alice Taylor

September 23, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Albania: CFWIJ is alarmed by the death threats against Alice Taylor

Alice Taylor, the founder of Balkanista.com and co-editor for Exit News, received death threats over social media.

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September 23, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, report, Albania, Alice Taylor, Threatened with death, online trolling, state negligence
September 13, 2021

Northern Ireland: CFWIJ welcomes the court decision over a complaint filed by Patricia Devlin

September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Northern Ireland: CFWIJ welcomes the court decision over a complaint filed by Patricia Devlin

A police ombudsman upheld a complaint filed by prominent crime reporter Patricia Devlin.

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September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment, Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Patricia Devlin, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Threatened with death, online trolling
September 07, 2021

Afghanistan: CFWIJ concerned about safety of Beheshta Arghand

September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Afghanistan: CFWIJ concerned about safety of Beheshta Arghand

Female anchor Beheshta Arghand left Afghanistan due to the deteriorating political conditions in the country.

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September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, Afghanistan, Beheshta Arghand, Threatened with death, Taliban, Exile, CNN, Extremism, Reuters
September 03, 2021

Ecuador: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the death threats against journalist Virginia Suárez

September 03, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Ecuador: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the death threats against journalist Virginia Suárez

The journalist Virginia Suárez has threatened death with an unknown commentator during her live broadcast.

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September 03, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Intimidation, Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, Violence, attack, Virginia Suárez, Ecuador, Threatened with death, Intimidation, death threats, Ventanas
September 01, 2021

Albania: CFWIJ is alarmed by the death threats against Alice Taylor

September 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Albania: CFWIJ is alarmed by the death threats against Alice Taylor

Alice Taylor, the founder of Balkanista.com and co-editor for Exit News, received death threats over social media.

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September 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, Violence, attack, Alice Taylor, Albania, Threatened with death, Exit News, Balkanista.com, Online death threats
August 25, 2021

Afghanistan: Hundreds of Afghan women journalists plead for help as they face Taliban retribution

August 25, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Afghanistan: Hundreds of Afghan women journalists plead for help as they face Taliban retribution

Women journalists destroyed the traces of their identities and work documentation as they wrote their applications to CFWIJ for safe relocation.

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August 25, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death, Impeded At Work
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, August, August 2021, support, Taliban, Afghan journalist, Threatened with death, physical attack, Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, impeded at work
August 20, 2021

Afghanistan: CFWIJ is concerned for Shabnam Dawran and Khadija Amin after the Taliban denied them entry to work

August 20, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Afghanistan: CFWIJ is concerned for Shabnam Dawran and Khadija Amin after the Taliban denied them entry to work

Shabnam Dawran, a broadcaster at state-run news channel Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA), was denied entry to work by the Taliban.

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August 20, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death, Impeded At Work
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, August, August 2021, support, Afghanistan, Taliban, Afghan journalist, Threatened with death, physical attack, Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, impeded at work
August 19, 2021

Afghanistan: CFWIJ plays its part in aiding relocation of journalists and other vulnerable groups in the country after the Taliban takeover.

August 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Afghanistan: CFWIJ plays its part in aiding relocation of journalists and other vulnerable groups in the country after the Taliban takeover.

Several journalists, news media organizations, activists, non-government organizations, women and minority groups now fear a threat to their lives and seek asylum elsewhere.

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August 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death, Physical Assault, Organizational Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, August, August 2021, support, Afghanistan, Taliban, Afghan journalist, Threatened with death, physical attack, Kabul, Herat, Kandahar
August 11, 2021

Mexico: CFWIJ condemns the threats against journalist Azucena Uresti by the local drug cartel

August 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Mexico: CFWIJ condemns the threats against journalist Azucena Uresti by the local drug cartel

Azucena Uresti, a broadcast journalist associated with the Radio Formula and Multimedios, was threatened in a video message from a drug cartel group.

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August 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, August, August 2021, support, Mexico, Azucena Uresti, Threatened with death, Redio Formula, Multimedios, Cartel Jalisco New Generation, CJNG, Michoacan
August 06, 2021

Afghanistan: CFWIJ is concerned for the safety of Storay Karimi and Somaia Valizadeh

August 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Afghanistan: CFWIJ is concerned for the safety of Storay Karimi and Somaia Valizadeh

Storay Karimi, the only war correspondent associated with Pajhwok Afghan News, had to leave her home this week after she received death threats.

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August 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Afghanistan, Storay Karimi, Somaia Valizadeh, Threatened with death, Pajhwok Afghan News, Khillid Radio, Herat Province, Insurgency, extremists
August 01, 2021

Italy: CFWIJ condemns the threat to journalist Francesca Scognamiglio Petino

August 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Italy: CFWIJ condemns the threat to journalist Francesca Scognamiglio Petino

Journalist Francesca Scognamiglio Petino received a death threat on her Facebook profile.

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August 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, August, August 2021, Francesca Scognamiglio Petino, Italy, COVID-19, Green Pass, Facebook, Threatened with death
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    • CFWIJ Afghanistan Evacuation efforts
  • LISTS/
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    • Black Women Journalists To Follow
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  • Mentors/
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    • #HEFORSHE
    • Reach a Mentor
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  • WIJ Magazine/
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    • Dear Laura - an advice column for ambitious lady journalists
  • Resources/
    • JSafe - App for Journalists
    • Reach out to us
  • In The News/
    • Global Press Coverage of the CFWIJ
  • Events/

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