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December 23, 2021

Egypt: CFWIJ Welcomes Sanaa Seif’s Release After 18 Months In Jail

December 23, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: CFWIJ Welcomes Sanaa Seif’s Release After 18 Months In Jail

Sanaa Seif, activist, writer and film editor was released from jail after serving 18 months convicted.

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December 23, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Released
2021, journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, Freedom of Speech, Sanaa Seif, Egypt, trial, human rights, Cairo, Covid-19, Released
July 19, 2021

Egypt: CFWIJ welcomes the release of Esraa Abdelfattah

July 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: CFWIJ welcomes the release of Esraa Abdelfattah

In a surprising decision by the judicial system, Esraa Abdelfattah was released on Saturday July 17 after being held in state captivity for almost two years.

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July 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Released
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, CFWIJ, threats, Egypt, Esraa Abdelfattah, Tahrir News, Activism, Sisi
April 14, 2021

Egypt: CFWIJ welcomes the release of Solafa Magdy and her husband

April 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism

Journalist and human rights activist Solafa Magdy and her husband, photojournalist Hussam El Sayed, were finally released.

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April 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Released
2021, April, April 2021, Egypt, Solafa Magdy, release
March 20, 2021

Egypt: CFWIJ calls out the Egyptian judicial system and condemns the conviction of Sanaa Seif

March 20, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: CFWIJ calls out the Egyptian judicial system and condemns the conviction of Sanaa Seif

Activist, writer, and film editor Sanaa Seif was sentenced for 18 months in jail on March 17.

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March 20, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Imprisonment
2021, March, March 2021, imprisonment, Egypt, Sanaa Seif
February 04, 2021

Egypt: CFWIJ condemns the physical and sexual assault of Solafa Magdy in police detention

February 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: CFWIJ condemns the physical and sexual assault of Solafa Magdy in police detention

Solafa Magdy, a freelance journalist, has endured physical and sexual assault while in police custody.

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February 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Sexual Harassment
2021, February, February 2021, Sexual Harassment, Egypt, Solafa Magdy
November 27, 2020

Egypt: A year of arbitrary pre-trial detention for journalist Solafa Magdy and her husband Hussam El Sayed.

November 27, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: A year of arbitrary pre-trial detention for journalist Solafa Magdy and her husband Hussam El Sayed.

Journalist Solafa Magdy and her husband, photojournalist Hussam El Sayed, have spent a year in prison while their son grows up without his parents.

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November 27, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Persecution
2020, November, November 2020, legal persecution, Egypt, Solafa Magdy
November 11, 2020

Egypt: Journalist and filmmaker Sanaa Seif’s trial adjourned until December 15

November 11, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Journalist and filmmaker Sanaa Seif’s trial adjourned until December 15

Journalist and filmmaker Sanaa Seif’s trial has been adjourned until December 15 to allow her lawyers to copy the case file and summon exclusion witnesses.

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November 11, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Persecution
2020, November, November 2020, Egypt, Sanaa Seif, legal persecution
October 30, 2020

Egypt: Journalist Amira Fathy filed a lawsuit against the Senate's House vice president for harassing and intimidating her.

October 30, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Journalist Amira Fathy filed a lawsuit against the Senate's House vice president for harassing and intimidating her.

Journalist Amira Fathy of Al-Wafd newspaper filed a lawsuit against representative and vice president of the senate-house, Mohamed Elrashidy for intimidating and harassing her.

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October 30, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Persecution
2020, October, October 2020, legal persecution, Egypt, Amira Fathy
October 20, 2020

Egypt: Journalist Doaa Khalifa went missing for three weeks and was found arbitrarily detained in an Egyptian prison.

October 20, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Journalist Doaa Khalifa went missing for three weeks and was found arbitrarily detained in an Egyptian prison.

Journalist Doaa Khalifa found arbitrarily detained in Egypt pending case no.880\2020 after being missing for three weeks.

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October 20, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Missed
2020, October, October 2020, Egypt, Doaa Khalifa, Missing, OctoberWIJ
October 14, 2020

Egypt: One year of injustice for woman journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah

October 14, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: One year of injustice for woman journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah

Journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah as of today has spent one year in pre-trial detention pending case no. 488\2020.

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October 14, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2020, Statement, October, October 2020, Egypt, Esraa Abdel-Fattah, Detainment
October 06, 2020

Egypt: Journalist Basama Mostafa was released on a bail. CFWIJ welcomes the release and hopes for more steps to liberate press freedom.

October 06, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Journalist Basama Mostafa was released on a bail. CFWIJ welcomes the release and hopes for more steps to liberate press freedom.

Journalist Basma Mostafa released on a 2000 L.E bail approximately 100 $.

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October 06, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Fined, Released
2020, Basma Mostafa, Egypt, October, October 2020, Released, Fined
October 05, 2020

Egypt: Journalism deemed a crime. Journalist Basma Mostafa abducted and detained for covering a story.

October 05, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Journalism deemed a crime. Journalist Basma Mostafa abducted and detained for covering a story.

Journalist Basma Mostafa was abducted and later detained for covering the murder of a citizen in the Luxor Governorate at the hands of a national security officer.

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October 05, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2020, October 2020, October, Egypt, Detainment, Basma Mostafa, OctoberWIJ
September 21, 2020

Egypt: Oppression escalates by putting another woman journalist in jail. Journalist Naglaa Mohamed is in pre-trial detention in Egypt.

September 21, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Oppression escalates by putting another woman journalist in jail. Journalist Naglaa Mohamed is in pre-trial detention in Egypt.

After a week of enforced disappearance, journalist Naglaa Mohamed of Daarb news website appeared in the supreme national security Prosecution office.

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September 21, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2020, Egypt, September 2020, September, imprisonment, Naglaa Mohamed, Detainment
September 09, 2020

Egypt: Journalists spend their lives behind bars in uncertainty. Journalist Shaimaa Samy's pre-trial detention was renewed again.

September 09, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Journalists spend their lives behind bars in uncertainty. Journalist Shaimaa Samy's pre-trial detention was renewed again.

Supreme National Security Prosecution Office renewed journalist Shaimaa Samy’s pre-trial detention period again.

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September 09, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2020, September, September 2020, Murder, Press Freedom, CFWIJ, Threats to women journalists, Egypt, Shaimaa Samy, detainment, WIJSep
September 09, 2020

Egypt: Women journalists condemn the “ Fire extinguishing” policy of the press syndicate.

September 09, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Women journalists condemn the “ Fire extinguishing” policy of the press syndicate.

Egyptian women journalists released a new statement condemning the press syndicate’s policy towards their demands. We stand behind the demands pushed by women journalists.

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September 09, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Persecution
2020, September, September 2020, Press Freedom, CFWIJ, Threats to women journalists, Egypt, legal persecution, WIJSep
September 04, 2020

Egypt: Journalist Doaa Khalifa accuses one of the presidential aides of threatening and intimidating her

September 04, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Journalist Doaa Khalifa accuses one of the presidential aides of threatening and intimidating her

Doaa Khalifa of Al-Dostor newspaper posted a video on her Facebook account accusing Colonel Ahmed Shaaban, presidential aide for media of intimidating her over her dissident views.

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September 04, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment, Legal Persecution
2020, September 2020, September, Egypt, legal persecution, Doaa Khalifa, WIJSep
August 31, 2020

Egypt: New charges pressed against Solafa Magdy and Esraa Abdel-Fattah along with renewal of arbitrary detention. Authorities use revolving cases as instruments to suppress press freedom.

August 31, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: New charges pressed against Solafa Magdy and Esraa Abdel-Fattah along with renewal of arbitrary detention. Authorities use revolving cases as instruments to suppress press freedom.

Journalists Solafa Magdy and Esraa Abdel-Fattah were interrogated and ordered 15 days in pre-trial detention.

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August 31, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2020, detainment, August, August 2020, Egypt, Solafa Magdy, Esraa Abdel-Fattah
August 21, 2020

Egypt: Egyptian women journalists broke their silence to combat misogyny and hold perpetrators accountable.

August 21, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Egyptian women journalists broke their silence to combat misogyny and hold perpetrators accountable.

Hundreds of women journalists issued a joint statement denouncing misogyny, extending solidarity among themselves to victims of sexual harassment and assault.

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August 21, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Sexual Harassment
2020, August, August 2020, Sexual Harassment, Egypt
August 12, 2020

Egypt: CFWIJ welcomes the release of journalist Rasha Mounir after her brief detention

August 12, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: CFWIJ welcomes the release of journalist Rasha Mounir after her brief detention

Journalist Rasha Mounir of Daarb News, along with her photographer colleague, was detained and kept in custody for over 12 hours.

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August 12, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Released
2020, August, August 2020, attacked in the field, detainment, Egypt, Rasha Mounir, Released
August 06, 2020

Egypt: Families of human rights defenders targeted with acts of reprisal by the regime

August 06, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Egypt: Families of human rights defenders targeted with acts of reprisal by the regime

We condemn the Imprisonment of filmmaker editor Sanaa Seif, who documented the uprising in Egypt and continues to be vocal about making the regime accountable.

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August 06, 2020/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Imprisonment
2020, imprisonment, august, August 2020, Egypt, Sanaa Seif
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    • Delegations
  • In-Focus/
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    • Turkey - We Are Not Safe
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  • LISTS/
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    • Black Women Journalists To Follow
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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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