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The Coalition For Women In Journalism

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The Coalition For Women In Journalism

  • Welcome/
  • About/
    • Our Philosophy
    • What We Do
    • Board of Advisors
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  • Safety/Press Freedom/
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    • Safety Index: Reports + Data
    • Timelines
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    • Calendar: Legal trials against journalists
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  • In-Focus/
    • COVID-19
    • US Protests 2020
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    • Hungary - The End of an Era
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    • 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/
    • Global
    • Chapters
    • #HEFORSHE
    • Reach a Mentor
    • Mentorship Program
  • WIJ Magazine/
    • Women In Journalism Magazine
    • Dear Laura - an advice column for ambitious lady journalists
  • Resources/
    • JSafe - App for Journalists
    • Reach out to us
  • In The News/
    • Global Press Coverage of the CFWIJ
  • Events/
November 15, 2021

India: CFWIJ denounces criminal charges against Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha

November 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: CFWIJ denounces criminal charges against Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarna Jha

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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November 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, India, Samriddhi Sakunia, Swarna Jha, IWPC, Tripura, Assam Police, Communal violence, Detention
November 15, 2021

Colombia: Journalists Claudia Báez and Diana Salinas embroiled in legal battle by Senate leader over critical investigative report

November 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Colombia: Journalists Claudia Báez and Diana Salinas embroiled in legal battle by Senate leader over critical investigative report

President of the Senate Juan Diego Gómez filed a defamation lawsuit against Cuestión Pública’s founders Claudia Báez and Diana Salinas.

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November 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, Cuestión Pública, defamation, lawsuit, corruption, drug trafficker, Juan Diego Gómez, Bogota courts
November 15, 2021

India: CFWIJ is appalled at sexual harassment of woman journalist in Kolkata

November 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: CFWIJ is appalled at sexual harassment of woman journalist in Kolkata

A woman journalist was allegedly molested and harassed by the driver of a private ride-hailing service in Kolkata.

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November 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Sexual Harassment
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, India, cab driver, road crossing, Kolkata Behala police station, sexual harassment
November 15, 2021

Iran: CFWIJ condemns journalist Rahil Mousavi’s unexplained arrest

November 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Iran: CFWIJ condemns journalist Rahil Mousavi’s unexplained arrest

Freelance photojournalist Rahil Mousavi was arrested on November 9, 2021 over unspecified charges and has remained in state custody since.

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November 15, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Arrest
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, Rahil Mousavi, Iran, Photojournalist, state abduction, human rights violation, instagram, Arrest
November 12, 2021

Iran: CFWIJ condemns the prison sentence given to Mehrnoush Tafian and Narges Mohammadi

November 12, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Iran: CFWIJ condemns the prison sentence given to Mehrnoush Tafian and Narges Mohammadi

State authorities continue to persecute women journalists in the country in an attempt to silence the valid human rights concerns they raise.

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November 12, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Imprisonment
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, Iran, Mehrnoush Tafian, Narges Mohammadi, protest demonstration, lashing, human rights, displacement
November 11, 2021

Finland: CFWIJ condemns criminal proceedings against investigative journalist Laura Halminen

November 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Finland: CFWIJ condemns criminal proceedings against investigative journalist Laura Halminen

Finnish authorities charged three journalists associated with daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat including Laura Halminen with criminal charges.

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November 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, Laura Halminen, Finland, Helsingin Sanomat, Tuomo Pietiläinen, Finnish Intelligence Research Center, Kalle Silfverberg, Legal harassment
November 11, 2021

Greece: CFWIJ condemns the organized online harassment against journalist Ingeborg Beugel

November 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Greece: CFWIJ condemns the organized online harassment against journalist Ingeborg Beugel

Dutch journalist Ingeborg Beugel faced a vicious online harassment campaign.

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November 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Organizational Harassment, Online Trolling, Online Harassment
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, Ingeborg Beugel, Greece, Organised trolling campaing, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Refugee, UNHCR, The Netherlands
November 11, 2021

India: The Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) demands dropping UAPA charges against a journalist; CFWIJ stands in solidarity

November 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: The Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC) demands dropping UAPA charges against a journalist; CFWIJ stands in solidarity

IWPC has criticized the action of the Tripura Police and demanded that the UAPA charges against Shyam Meera Singh be dropped.

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November 11, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Impeded At Work
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, Indian Women Press Corp, India, impeded at work, UAPA, Shyam Meera Singh, Tripura, Islamophobia, Police Violence, Social Media
November 10, 2021

Ukraine: Kyiv Post abruptly suspends operations, fires all staffers. Newsroom decries owner's move to remove "inconvenient" journalists

November 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Ukraine: Kyiv Post abruptly suspends operations, fires all staffers. Newsroom decries owner's move to remove "inconvenient" journalists

Kyiv Post, Ukraine's largest independent English-language newspaper, abruptly suspended operations.

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November 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Expelled
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, Kyiv Post staff, Ukraine, layoff, newsroom closure, Adnan Kivan, Kyiv Post, Expelled
November 10, 2021

Yemen: Journalist Rasha Abdullah, child killed in horrific car bombing, husband critically injured

November 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Yemen: Journalist Rasha Abdullah, child killed in horrific car bombing, husband critically injured

Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi and her unborn child were killed in a horrific car bombing in Aden this afternoon.

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November 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Killed/Murdered
2021, press freedom, journalists rights, solidarity, November, November 2021, Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi, Killed, Murdered, Yemen, Aden, Bomb Attack, Murder
  • Welcome/
  • About/
    • Our Philosophy
    • What We Do
    • Board of Advisors
    • Team
    • Partners
  • Safety/Press Freedom/
    • Press Freedom Newsroom
    • Safety Index: Reports + Data
    • Timelines
    • Campaigns
    • 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/
    • Global
    • Chapters
    • #HEFORSHE
    • Reach a Mentor
    • Mentorship Program
  • WIJ Magazine/
    • Women In Journalism Magazine
    • Dear Laura - an advice column for ambitious lady journalists
  • Resources/
    • JSafe - App for Journalists
    • Reach out to us
  • In The News/
    • Global Press Coverage of the CFWIJ
  • Events/

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