CFWIJ congratulates four women journalists who bagged a Pulitzer
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Winners of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize were announced. We are delighted that this year the prize was also awarded to four women journalists.
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Serbia: Authorities drop charges against journalists arrested for Covid-19 reporting. We welcome the development
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Serbian prosecution has dropped charges against journalist Ana Lalić, who was arrested briefly for her Covid-19 reporting in early April.
Read MoreUSA: For Trump, the fight is with journalists first and Covid-19 second
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Trump needs to realize that the real enemy right now are not women journalists, but the pandemic.
Read MoreUkraine: Front line coverage of coronavirus threatens safety of women journalists
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Women journalists in Ukraine have been attacked while reporting on Covid-19 in the field.
Read MoreIndia: Industry crisis looms over women journalists amidst Covid-19 pandemic
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Covid-19 has come for the news industry in India, and not in a good way.
Read MoreJammu and Kashmir: Use of Draconian law against Kashmiri photojournalist unacceptable
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Freelance photojournalist Masrta Zahra has been booked under section 13 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the Kashmiri police.
Read MoreAlgeria: Journalist arrested for reporting on Covid-19, placed under judicial control
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Meriem will be prosecuted on charges of “attack on national unity " and "dissemination of publications which may harm the national interest" on the basis of article 79 of the Penal Code.
Read MoreRussia: Elena Milashina verbally attacked by Chechen head for her Covid-19 coverage
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Russian journalist Elena Milashina has been verbally attacked by Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, during a live broadcast on Instagram.
Read MoreUSA: Arrest warrant filed against photojournalist Julia Rendleman for Covid-19 coverage
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The Liberty University Police Department has issued arrest warrants against freelance photographer Julia Rendleman and ProPublica reporter Alec MacGillis for reporting a critical story about the university's handling of the pandemic.
Read MoreRussia: Journalist dies after testing positive for Covid-19, authorities remain in denial
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Russian journalist Anastasia Petrova succumbed to Covid-19 on March 31.
Read MoreMexico: Despair reins as journalist Maria Hernández shot dead in broad daylight
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journalist Maria Elena Ferral Hernández was shot dead in broad daylight on March 30.
Read MoreUnited Kingdom: A pandemic hasn’t slowed down exploitative behavior towards women photojournalists
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The pandemic has made reportage a complicated affair and visual journalists face enormous risk because unlike other forms of reporting their work cannot be handled remotely.
Read MoreSerbia: Concerns for press freedom intensified as journalist briefly arrested for her Covid-19 reporting
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Nova.rs reporter Ana Lalić was arrested on April 2, for reporting on Covid-19. She was accused of “causing public unrest and damaging a hospital’s reputation”.
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