In Turkey, women journalists are silenced by unprecedented threats and imprisonments.On Press Freedom Day 2019, we honor and celebrate the contributions of women journalists around the world, including Turkey.
Read MoreThe Erzurum Regional court announced its verdict today: journalist Seda Taşkın is sentenced to 1 year 11 months 11 days in prison for “terrorist propaganda” — but her sentence is deferred.
Read MoreGREECE, ATHENS - Unknown perpetrators set the car of a CNN Greece journalist Mina Karamitrou on fire late Tuesday night.
Read MoreAFGHANISTAN, KABUL — The Coalition For Women In Journalism is appalled at the murder of our colleague Afghan journalist Mina Mangal.
Read MoreRappler CEO and journalist Maria Ressa was called to court at the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 49 on counts of cyber libel.
TURKEY, ISTANBUL - On Friday May 10th, the CFWIJ obtained information that the Turkish police detained journalists Zeynep Kuray and Irfan Tunccelik while they were covering protests in Istanbul.
Read MoreTURKEY, ISTANBUL - Canan Coskun, a former Cumhuriyet reporter, was detained on Friday evening, for not paying a fine related to a 2015 court case, her lawyer Abbas Yalcin said.
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