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January 18, 2022

France: CFWIJ Alarmed Following AFP’s Team Attack By Anti-Vax Protesters

January 18, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism

Two video journalists, including a woman working for the Agence France-Presse (AFP) were attacked during an anti-vax protests.

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January 18, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, Freedom of Speech, 2022, January, January 2022, France, Physical Attack, AFP, Anti-Vax Rally, COVID-19, Eric Zemmour, SNJ
January 14, 2022

France: CFWIJ Condemns The Physical Attack Against Photographer Estelle Ruiz

January 14, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
France: CFWIJ Condemns The Physical Attack Against Photographer Estelle Ruiz

Photographer Estelle Ruiz was physically assaulted by protesters during an anti vax demonstration in Nantes in France.

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January 14, 2022/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, Freedom of Speech, 2022, January, January 2022, Estelle Ruiz, France, Antivax, COVID-19, Rally, Nantes, physical attack
October 14, 2021

Italy: CFWIJ condemns police attack on journalist Flavia Amabile during anti-vax protests

October 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Italy: CFWIJ condemns police attack on journalist Flavia Amabile during anti-vax protests

CFWIJ condemns police’s attack on Italian journalist Flavia Amabile while she was covering a protest in Rome against Covid-19 vaccinations.

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October 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Attacked in the field
2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, October, October 2021, Flavia Amabile, Italy, attacked in the field, La Stampa, freedom of expression, COVID, COVID-19
September 15, 2021

India: CFWIJ is appalled at the harassment incident faced by Trishna Das

September 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: CFWIJ is appalled at the harassment incident faced by Trishna Das

Trishna Das, a freelance journalist was reportedly harassed by a group of people who appeared to be transgenders.

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September 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Intimidation
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, justice, Trishna Das, India, Threatened with death, intimidation, Assam, Dhupdhora Police Station, FIR, COVID-19
September 13, 2021

Slovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the storming against RTV

September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Slovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the storming against RTV

A group of people stormed into the RTV Slovenija’s (RTVS) headquarters in Ljubljana in protest against the measures to limit COVID-19 in the country.

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September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Slovenia, RTV media workers, Physical Assault, riot, storming, RTV, Ljubljana, anti-vaccine supporters, protestors, anti-vaccine protest, COVID-19
September 02, 2021

United States: CFWIJ concerned about the physical assaults on women and queer journalists during right wing protests

September 02, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ concerned about the physical assaults on women and queer journalists during right wing protests

Several protests have erupted in Los Angeles by right-wing political organizers ranging from issues like trans rights to covid vaccination programs.

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September 02, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, Violence, Lois Beckett, Tina Desiree Berg, Taylor Eve, anti-transgender rally, attack, protestors, Los Angeles, Physical Assault, COVID-19
September 01, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns the misogynistic rhetoric against journalist Sandi Bachom

September 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns the misogynistic rhetoric against journalist Sandi Bachom

Journalist Sandi Bachom was targeted with hate speech after sharing her criticism about the anti-Covid-19 vaccination on social media.

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September 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, August, August 2021, support, Violence, Sandi Bachom, United States, Online Harassment, anti-vax rally, anti-vax supporters, pro-Trump supporters, Scott Presley, online hate speech, misogynistic, misogynistic rhetoric, COVID-19
August 27, 2021

China: CFWIJ concerned about journalist Zhan Zhang’s health and demands her immediate release

August 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
China: CFWIJ concerned about journalist Zhan Zhang’s health and demands her immediate release

The health of journalist Zhan Zhang is rapidly deteriorating in prison.

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August 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Imprisonment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, August, August 2021, support, Zhan Zhang, China, imprisonment, imprisoned journalists, bail, medical condition, health, COVID-19
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
July 07, 2021

Panama: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the death threats journalist Flor Mizrachi faces

July 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Panama: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the death threats journalist Flor Mizrachi faces

La Prensa reporter and ECO TV presenter Flor Mizrachi faced death threats following her news coverage about corruption in Panama’s COVID-19 vaccination process.

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July 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, Panama, Flor Mizrachi, Threatened with death, Intimidation, Death Threats, unifentified calls, corruption, COVID-19, vaccination
October 23, 2020

Croatia: N1 TV crew verbally harassed during Covid-19 interview

October 23, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Croatia: N1 TV crew verbally harassed during Covid-19 interview

The N1 TV crew was getting ready for the live broadcast in a public green area when a couple approached them and made comments about the crew not wearing masks.

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October 23, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Verbal Harassment
2020, October, October 2020, Crotia, N1 TV, COVID-19, verbal harassment, OctoberWIJ
June 23, 2020

China: Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan should be released immediately

June 23, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
China: Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan should be released immediately

Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist based in Shanghai, has been arrested after initially being detained for her coronavirus reporting.

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June 23, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Arrest, Legal Persecution
Press Freedom, China, 2020, June 2020, COVID-19, Zhang Zhan, Arrested, Legal Persecution
June 18, 2020

India: FIR against Scroll.in’s Supriya Sharma reprehensible

June 18, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: FIR against Scroll.in’s Supriya Sharma reprehensible

Scroll.in and its executive editor Supriya Sharma are being victimized for their journalism through legal tactics.

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June 18, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment
Press Freedom, coro, COVID-19, Covid-19, 2020, July 2020, India, Supriya Sharma
June 06, 2020

India: Covid-19 in Newsrooms

June 06, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: Covid-19 in Newsrooms

Camerapersons and reporters are among the most affected from the pandemic in India.

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June 06, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
2020, Statement, June, June 2020, COVID-19, coronavirus, India
June 06, 2020

Pakistan: Journalists contracted with Covid-19 concerned about measures news organisations are taking

June 06, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Pakistan: Journalists contracted with Covid-19 concerned about measures news organisations are taking

Over 50 journalists in Pakistan reporting on the frontline amid the pandemic have tested positive for Covid-19.

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June 06, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
COVID-19
2020, Statement, June, June 2020, Pakistan, COVID-19, coronavirus
May 05, 2020

Report: What Press Freedom looks like for women journalists as a pandemic runs rampant around the globe.

May 05, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Report: What Press Freedom looks like for women journalists as a pandemic runs rampant around the globe.

Although most countries are observing lockdowns, Covid-19 has done little to slow down risks and threats for women journalists.

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May 05, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Deportation, Detainment, Attacked in the field, Imprisonment
2020, COVID-19, May 2020, coronavirus
April 28, 2020

Serbia: Authorities drop charges against journalists arrested for Covid-19 reporting. We welcome the development

April 28, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Serbia: Authorities drop charges against journalists arrested for Covid-19 reporting. We welcome the development

Serbian prosecution has dropped charges against journalist Ana Lalić, who was arrested briefly for her Covid-19 reporting in early April.

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April 28, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment
April 2020, April, COVID-19, coronavirus, Legal Persecution, Serbia, Ana Lalic, Press Freedom, 2020
April 24, 2020

USA: For Trump, the fight is with journalists first and Covid-19 second

April 24, 2020/ Guest User
USA: For Trump, the fight is with journalists first and Covid-19 second

Trump needs to realize that the real enemy right now are not women journalists, but the pandemic.

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April 24, 2020/ Guest User/
Attacked in the field
2020, April 2020, USA, coronavirus, COVID-19
April 24, 2020

India: Journalists start testing positive for Covid-19

April 24, 2020/ Luavut Zahid
India: Journalists start testing positive for Covid-19

While the actual number of women journalists who have tested positive is unknown, TV Journalist Shivangi Thakur took to Twitter to confirm that she had tested positive.

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April 24, 2020/ Luavut Zahid/
Press Freedom
COVID-19, coronavirus, India, January 2020, 2020
April 22, 2020

Ukraine: Front line coverage of coronavirus threatens safety of women journalists

April 22, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Ukraine: Front line coverage of coronavirus threatens safety of women journalists

Women journalists in Ukraine have been attacked while reporting on Covid-19 in the field.

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April 22, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Attacked in the field
April 2020, April, 2020, COVID-19, coronavirus, Ukraine, Press Freedom
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  • About/
    • Our Philosophy
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  • Safety/Press Freedom/
    • Press Freedom Newsroom
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    • Timelines
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    • Calendar: Legal trials against journalists
    • Delegations
  • In-Focus/
    • COVID-19
    • US Protests 2020
    • US Election 2020
    • Hungary - The End of an Era
    • Beirut Blast - Solidarity with Lebanon
    • Maria Ressa - Hold The Line
    • Pakistan - Attacks Won't Silence Us
    • Belarus Protests
    • Myanmar Coup
    • Asian Journos On Frontlines
    • Turkey - We Are Not Safe
    • CFWIJ Afghanistan Evacuation efforts
  • LISTS/
    • Women reporters in the MENA region
    • Women Journalists Covering COVID-19 by CFWIJ
    • Black Women Journalists To Follow
    • Women Journalists Covering Farmer Protests in India
    • Women journalists covering capitol INSURRECTION
    • women journalists covering indigenous stories in canada
  • Mentors/
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    • Chapters
    • #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/
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  • Events/

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