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The Coalition For Women In Journalism

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December 10, 2021

Myanmar: Two Reporters Injured, Arrested By Military Forces While Covering Anti-Regime Protest

December 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Myanmar: Two Reporters Injured, Arrested By Military Forces While Covering Anti-Regime Protest

Ma Hmu Yandanar Khet Moh Moh Tun, a video journalist, were critically injured and subsequently arrested by the military forces.

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December 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Attacked in the field, Arrest
2021, journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, Freedom of Speech, Ma Hmu Yandanar Khet Moh Moh Tun, Myanmar, attack, state oppression, military brutality, attacked in the field, physical attack, state opression, Arrest
September 14, 2021

Bangladesh: The Coalition For Women In Journalism calls on Bangladeshi authorities to drop criminal charges against journalist Rozina Islam

September 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Bangladesh: The Coalition For Women In Journalism calls on Bangladeshi authorities to drop criminal charges against journalist Rozina Islam

On May 17, 2021, Rozina Islam, an award-winner Bangladeshi investigative journalist and a senior correspondent at Prothom Alo, was arrested.

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September 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Bangladesh, Rozina Islam, Legal Harassment, Arrest, Legal persecution
September 13, 2021

Slovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the storming against RTV

September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Slovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the storming against RTV

A group of people stormed into the RTV Slovenija’s (RTVS) headquarters in Ljubljana in protest against the measures to limit COVID-19 in the country.

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September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Slovenia, RTV media workers, Physical Assault, riot, storming, RTV, Ljubljana, anti-vaccine supporters, protestors, anti-vaccine protest, COVID-19
September 13, 2021

India: CFWIJ condemns the malicious police complaint against journalist Rana Ayyub

September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: CFWIJ condemns the malicious police complaint against journalist Rana Ayyub

A baseless police complaint was registered against Rana Ayyub by state backed political workers.

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September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, India, Rana Ayyub, Legal harassment
September 13, 2021

Northern Ireland: CFWIJ welcomes the court decision over a complaint filed by Patricia Devlin

September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Northern Ireland: CFWIJ welcomes the court decision over a complaint filed by Patricia Devlin

A police ombudsman upheld a complaint filed by prominent crime reporter Patricia Devlin.

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September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment, Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Patricia Devlin, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Threatened with death, online trolling
September 13, 2021

Pakistan: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Gharidah Farooqi against targeted online attackss

September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Pakistan: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Gharidah Farooqi against targeted online attackss

Gharidah Farooqi, a prominent TV host was attacked once again by an organized troll campaign.

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September 13, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Gharidah Farooqi, Pakistan, Online Trolling, Single national curriculum, Meher Bokhari, Dr. Shehbaz Gill
September 10, 2021

Montenegro: CFWIJ is alarmed by the attack against N1 TV journalist Aleksandra Tolj Ruzic

September 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Montenegro: CFWIJ is alarmed by the attack against N1 TV journalist Aleksandra Tolj Ruzic

Aleksandra Tolj Ruzic, a correspondent for N1 TV, was harassed and attacked while reporting a demonstration in Cetinje.

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September 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Montenegro, Alekandra Tolj Ruzic, Physical Assault, N1 TV, Cetinje, The Safejournalists Network
September 10, 2021

India: CFWIJ condemns the harassment Greeshma Kuthar had to face

September 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: CFWIJ condemns the harassment Greeshma Kuthar had to face

Journalist Greeshma Kuthar was harassed by a man while traveling at night.

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September 10, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Sexual Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, India, Greeshma Kuthar, Sexual Harassment, Chennai, Chennai Police, Anna Nagar, Public Spaces
September 09, 2021

Afghanistan: CFWIJ is extremely concerned about women journalists’ safety

September 09, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Afghanistan: CFWIJ is extremely concerned about women journalists’ safety

A woman journalist was beaten and her equipment was broken by the Taliban forces while covering the women’s demonstrators.

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September 09, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Afghanistan, Physical Assault, Taliban, Extremism, Kabul, flogged journalists, broken equipment, seized equipment, women empowerment, uprising
September 09, 2021

Italy: CFWIJ condemns the violence faced by Antonella Alba while covering COVID related protests

September 09, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Italy: CFWIJ condemns the violence faced by Antonella Alba while covering COVID related protests

Journalist Antonella Alba was verbally and physically attacked at a demonstration rally against the COVID safety measures announced.

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September 09, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Attacked in the field
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Antonella Alba, Italy, attacked in the field, Anti-vax, coronavirus, Forza Nuova, Giuliano Castellino, Green Pass, COVID
September 09, 2021

Russia: CFWIJ condemns the unjustified detention of Alesya Marokhovskaya, Polina Uzhvak, and Irina Dolinina

September 09, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Russia: CFWIJ condemns the unjustified detention of Alesya Marokhovskaya, Polina Uzhvak, and Irina Dolinina

Three women journalists were detained by the police in Moscow while picketing outside the Ministry of Justice on September 8.

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September 09, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Russia, Alesya Marokhovskaya, Polina Uzhvak, Irina Dolinina, Detention, Moscow, Ministry of Justice, Dozhd TV, Foreign Agent law, state oppression
September 08, 2021

Belarus: CFWIJ condemns the authorities’ unjustified search of Katerina Pytleva’s apartment

September 08, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Belarus: CFWIJ condemns the authorities’ unjustified search of Katerina Pytleva’s apartment

State authorities searched the apartment of ex-TV broadcaster Katerina Pytleva on September 7.

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September 08, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
State Oppression
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Kateryna Pytleva, Belarus, State harassment, state oppression, Threatened with death, Apartment raid, Belarus 1 TV Channel, TV presenter
September 08, 2021

Guatemala: CFWIJ welcomes the acquittal of Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz, justice arrived after a year of a house arrest

September 08, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Guatemala: CFWIJ welcomes the acquittal of Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz, justice arrived after a year of a house arrest

The court dismissed the charges of sedition against the indigenous journalist Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz.

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September 08, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment, Acquittal
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Anastasia Mejía Tiriquiz, Anastasia Mejía, Guatemala, Guatemalan women journalists, Legal Harassment, Acquittal, baseless charges, indigenous journalist, house arrest, acquittal, Guatemalan court, court verdict, Joyabaj, Nebaj Criminal Court of First Instance
September 07, 2021

Pakistan: CFWIJ refutes the Information Minister’s labeling of journalists and media houses as “agenda-driven”

September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Pakistan: CFWIJ refutes the Information Minister’s labeling of journalists and media houses as “agenda-driven”

Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry casually labeled prominent journalists and media houses in Pakistan as being “agenda-driven”.

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September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Verbal Harassment, Verbal Attack
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, attack, Pakistan, Absa Komal, Huma Amir Shah, verbal attack, Dawn News, Geo News, Federal nformation Minister, PMDA
September 07, 2021

Afghanistan: CFWIJ concerned about safety of Beheshta Arghand

September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Afghanistan: CFWIJ concerned about safety of Beheshta Arghand

Female anchor Beheshta Arghand left Afghanistan due to the deteriorating political conditions in the country.

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September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, Afghanistan, Beheshta Arghand, Threatened with death, Taliban, Exile, CNN, Extremism, Reuters
September 07, 2021

Belarus: CFWIJ demands journalist Yanina Melnikova’s release immediately

September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Belarus: CFWIJ demands journalist Yanina Melnikova’s release immediately

The editor of the "Green Portal", Yanina Melnikova was detained for 72 hours and yet not released.

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September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, Yanina Melnikova, Belarus, Detention, intimidation, interogation, BAJ, Belarusian Association of Journalists
September 07, 2021

United States: CFWIJ denounces the harassment of journalist Lyndsey Gough

September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ denounces the harassment of journalist Lyndsey Gough

Sports director for WTOC11, Lyndsey Gough, endured intimidation from random fans and spectators while reporting from the Mercedes Benz Stadium.

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September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Impeded At Work
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, United States, Lyndsey Gough, impeded at work, Mercedes Benz stadium, WTOC11, sports journalist, Atlanta
September 07, 2021

Pakistan: CFWIJ condemns the persistent trolling faced by political commentator Reema Omer

September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Pakistan: CFWIJ condemns the persistent trolling faced by political commentator Reema Omer

Political commentator Reema Omer was targeted with incessant trolling by supporters of the current government after her interaction with Dr. Yuen Yuen Ang.

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September 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, Reema Omer, Pakistan, Online Trolling, online attack, Digital space, PTI, PTI trolls, Threatened with death
September 06, 2021

Myanmar: CFWIJ alarmed by journalist Ma Thuzar’s state abduction

September 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Myanmar: CFWIJ alarmed by journalist Ma Thuzar’s state abduction

Freelance journalist Ma Thuzar was abruptly taken into custody by military officials earlier this month.

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September 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, Ma Thuzar, Myanmar, Detention, myanmar coup, state abduction, human rights violation
September 06, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns the assault against journalist Alissa Azar

September 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ condemns the assault against journalist Alissa Azar

Independent journalist Alissa Azar was assaulted and maced by a group of far-right protestors, the Proud Boys.

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September 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Physical Assault
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, support, attack, Alissa Azar, Physical Assault, Antifa, Proud Boys, Olympia Washington
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  • In-Focus/
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    • Asian Journos On Frontlines
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    • CFWIJ Afghanistan Evacuation efforts
  • LISTS/
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    • Reach a Mentor
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  • WIJ Magazine/
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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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