TURKEY, ISTANBUL — Artı Gerçek columnist Nurcan Kaya was detained at the airport on Sunday. Despite being released after an interrogation, she has now been slapped with an international ban as of today.
Read MoreTURKEY, ISTANBUL — The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the release of Meltem Oktay, a reporter for the closed Dicle News Agency.
Read MoreTURKEY, Diyarbakır — Early morning on October 19, the house of journalist Nurcan Baysal was raided by Turkish police because of her critical social media posts.
Read MoreMOROCCO, RABAT— Hajar Raissouni, who was charged with premarital sex and an illegal abortion, and sent to prison, has been pardoned by the country’s king.
Read MoreThe Coalition For Women In Journalism is devastated to hear about the murder of former Kurdish TV anchor and journalist Lana Mohammed in Sulaimaniyah, Northeastern Iraq. We are equally saddened to find out that her three-year-old son and husband.
Read MoreTURKEY, ISTANBUL— The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the release of Beritan Canözer, a former reporter at the pro-Kurdish Jin News Agency.
Read MoreRUSSIA, Moscow — The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the release of our colleague Yulia Yuzik who was detained by Iranian authorities in Tehran. However, we also urge the authorities to ensure that such treatment is not meted out to a journalist ever again.
Read MoreThe journalists were attacked as they covered a military event at the military headquarters. Journalism faces constant perils in Sudan.
Read MoreMOROCCO, Rabat — The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the year-long jail sentence of Moroccan journalist, Hajar Raissouni. We demand her immediate release.
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