India: CFWIJ denounces criminal charges against Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha
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Journalists Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha were detained by the Assam Police in relation to their coverage of the Tripura violence.
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Colombia: Journalists Claudia Báez and Diana Salinas embroiled in legal battle by Senate leader over critical investigative report
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President of the Senate Juan Diego Gómez filed a defamation lawsuit against Cuestión Pública’s founders Claudia Báez and Diana Salinas.
Read MoreIndia: CFWIJ is appalled at sexual harassment of woman journalist in Kolkata
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A woman journalist was allegedly molested and harassed by the driver of a private ride-hailing service in Kolkata.
Read MoreIran: CFWIJ condemns journalist Rahil Mousavi’s unexplained arrest
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Freelance photojournalist Rahil Mousavi was arrested on November 9, 2021 over unspecified charges and has remained in state custody since.
Read MoreIran: CFWIJ condemns the prison sentence given to Mehrnoush Tafian and Narges Mohammadi
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State authorities continue to persecute women journalists in the country in an attempt to silence the valid human rights concerns they raise.
Read MoreFinland: CFWIJ condemns criminal proceedings against investigative journalist Laura Halminen
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Finnish authorities charged three journalists associated with daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat including Laura Halminen with criminal charges.
Read MoreGreece: CFWIJ condemns the organized online harassment against journalist Ingeborg Beugel
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Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel faced a vicious online harassment campaign.
Read MoreIndia: The Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) demands dropping UAPA charges against a journalist; CFWIJ stands in solidarity
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IWPC has criticized the action of the Tripura Police and demanded that the UAPA charges against Shyam Meera Singh be dropped.
Read MoreUkraine: Kyiv Post abruptly suspends operations, fires all staffers. Newsroom decries owner's move to remove "inconvenient" journalists
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Kyiv Post, Ukraine's largest independent English-language newspaper, abruptly suspended operations.
Read MoreYemen: Journalist Rasha Abdullah, child killed in horrific car bombing, husband critically injured
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Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi and her unborn child were killed in a horrific car bombing in Aden this afternoon.
Read MoreAzerbaijan: Hateful online attacks against journalist Arzu Geybullayeva over her views.
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Journalist Arzu Geybullayeva is facing malicious online attacks accusing her of being a traitor for expressing her views and doing her job.
Read MoreTurkey: Mesopotamia Agency editor Dicle Müftüoğlu sentenced to prison in his first trial
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Journalist Dicle Müftüoğlu was sentenced to 15 months in prison for spreading propaganda for a terrorist organization at the first hearing of her trial.
Read MoreUganda: In the lead up to elections, Canadian reporters deported, despite holding valid press credentials
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The CBC News team including two women journalists were deported this weekend despite valid press credential and complying with the protocols set for foreign journalists working from Uganda.
Read MorePoland: Gazeta Wyborcza reporter Angelika Pitoń faces two criminal charges for covering the Women's March
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On November 17, 2020, two criminal charges were filed against Gazeta Wyborcza reporter Angelika Pitoń.
Read MoreUnited Kingdom: Journalist Geri Scott targeted by online attacks after her television appearance
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Geri Scott was targeted by online harassment when she appeared on the Andrew Marr Show TV programme on BBC One.
Read MoreSaudi Arabia: CFWIJ calls on Saudi judicial authorities to release Nouf Abdulaziz
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Writer and activist Nouf Abdulaziz was arrested on June 6, 2018, during a raid on her residence in Riyadh.
Read MoreSyria: Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham finally disclosed the location and fate of journalist Nour Al-Shalo.
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Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham allowed the Aleppo Media Coalition to interview Nour Al-Shalo.
Read MoreTurkey: The 11th hearing of the case against journalist Kibriye Evren was postponed to 2021 due to requests for witness testimonies
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The 11th hearing of the trial against Jinnews reporter Kibriye Evren was held yesterday at Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court.
Read MoreEgypt: A year of arbitrary pre-trial detention for journalist Solafa Magdy and her husband Hussam El Sayed.
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Journalist Solafa Magdy and her husband, photojournalist Hussam El Sayed, have spent a year in prison while their son grows up without his parents.
Read MoreTurkey: Police raid the Mesopotamia Agency Office in Van for a second time
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After arresting Mesopotamia Agency correspondent Dindar Karataş, the police raided the agency's Van office for a second time.
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