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The Coalition For Women In Journalism

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  • In The News/
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December 27, 2021

Belgium: CFWIJ Welcomes Prison Sentence To Online Abuser Against Journalist Myriam Leroy

December 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Belgium: CFWIJ Welcomes Prison Sentence To Online Abuser Against Journalist Myriam Leroy

A Belgium court convicted a man, who had been abusing journalist and novelist Myriam Leroy online for more than nine years.

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December 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment, Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment
2021, journalists rights, solidarity, press freedom, Freedom of Speech, Myriam Leroy, Belgium, online trolling, online targetting, Organized Trolling, freedom of expression, Brussels Criminal Court, Brussel
October 19, 2021

Argentina: CFWIJ alarmed at virtual identity theft of journalist Sandra Borghi

October 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Argentina: CFWIJ alarmed at virtual identity theft of journalist Sandra Borghi

Journalist Sandra Borghi was targeted with an incident of virtual identity theft.

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October 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment
2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, October, October 2021, Sandra Borghi, Argentina, identity theft, facebook, information theft, online trolling
October 04, 2021

Canada: Ashleigh-Rae Thomas amongst journalists targeted in the online troll campaign. CFWIJ condemns the attacks against women journalists and journalists of color

October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: Ashleigh-Rae Thomas amongst journalists targeted in the online troll campaign. CFWIJ condemns the attacks against women journalists and journalists of color

At least eight women journalists received vile emails after right-wing politician Maxime Bernier tweeted a provocative message to his followers.

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October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Canada, Saba Eitizaz, Bethany Lindsay, Sarah Reiger, Abby Neufeld, Jaela Bernstein, Rumneek Johal, Anandi Sen, Organised trolling campaing, death threats, misogynist, racist attack, online trolling, online targetting, online attack, sexist attack, Shireen Ahmed, Angela Sherrit, Maximum Bernier, Far-Right Politics, CBC, Rape threats, sexual violence, racist attacks, Ashleigh-Rae Thomas
October 04, 2021

Canada: Two more women journalists of color targeted as deeply racist, organised hate campaign escalates

October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: Two more women journalists of color targeted as deeply racist, organised hate campaign escalates

The widespread hate campaign against journalists of color escalated with two more women journalists receiving threatening and abusive emails.

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October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Canada, Saba Eitizaz, Bethany Lindsay, Sarah Reiger, Abby Neufeld, Jaela Bernstein, Rumneek Johal, Anandi Sen, Organised trolling campaing, death threats, misogynist, racist attack, online trolling, online targetting, online attack, sexist attack, Shireen Ahmed, Angela Sherrit, Maximum Bernier, Far-Right Politics, CBC, Rape threats, sexual violence, racist attacks
October 02, 2021

Canada: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the death threats against Saba Eitizaz

October 02, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the death threats against Saba Eitizaz

Journalist Saba Eitizaz received misogynist, racist and threatening emails as part of a malicious campaign launched against women journalists and women in colour.

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October 02, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Canada, Saba Eitizaz, Bethany Lindsay, Sarah Reiger, Abby Neufeld, Jaela Bernstein, Rumneek Johal, Anandi Sen, Organised trolling campaing, death threats, misogynist, racist attack, online trolling, online targetting, online attack, sexist attack
September 30, 2021

Pakistan: CFWIJ is appalled at yet another troll campaign launched against Gharidah Farooqi

September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Pakistan: CFWIJ is appalled at yet another troll campaign launched against Gharidah Farooqi

Senior journalist Gharidah Farooqi was hit by an onslaught of vitriol and a deeply gendered harassment campaign on social media.

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September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Organizational Harassment, Online Harassment, Online Trolling
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, September, September 2021, Pakistan, Gharidah Farooqui, Gharidah Farooqi, Organised trolling campaing, doctored clips, Online Harassment, online trolling, governor Sindh, Organized campaign
September 30, 2021

Canada: CFWIJ condemns the organized troll campaign against women journalists and journalists of color

September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: CFWIJ condemns the organized troll campaign against women journalists and journalists of color

At least 10 women journalists received vile emails after right-wing politician Maxime Bernier tweeted a provocative message to his followers.

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September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Canada, Bethany Lindsay, Sarah Reiger, Abby Neufeld, Jaela Bernstein, Rumneek Johal, Anandi Sen, Organised trolling campaing, death threats, misogynist, racist attack, online trolling, online targetting, online attack, sexist attack, Maximum Bernier, CTV, Far-Right Politics, Rape threats, sexual violence, racist attacks
September 23, 2021

Albania: CFWIJ is alarmed by the death threats against Alice Taylor

September 23, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Albania: CFWIJ is alarmed by the death threats against Alice Taylor

Alice Taylor, the founder of Balkanista.com and co-editor for Exit News, received death threats over social media.

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September 23, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, report, Albania, Alice Taylor, Threatened with death, online trolling, state negligence
September 16, 2021

Lebanon: CFWIJ condemns the targeted online trolling campaign against Yumna Fawaz

September 16, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Lebanon: CFWIJ condemns the targeted online trolling campaign against Yumna Fawaz

Journalist Yumna Fawaz was targeted with a vicious online campaign.

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September 16, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment, Online Trolling
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Lebanon, Yumna Fawaz, Online harassment, online trolling, Smear Campaign, False accusations, Beirut blast, Michel Aoun, Threats, Abuse
September 14, 2021

Pakistan: CFWIJ condemns the troll campaign against journalist Benazir Shah

September 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Pakistan: CFWIJ condemns the troll campaign against journalist Benazir Shah

Journalist Benazir Shah was targeted by an organized troll campaign instigated by Focal Person (Digital Media) to CM Punjab, Azhar Mashwani, after she reported on the Single National Curriculum introduced by the current government.

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September 14, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment, Online Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Azhar Mashwani, Benazir Shah, Pakistan, Organised trolling campaing, SNC, Press Repression, online trolling
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
July 03, 2021

United States: CFWIJ concerned about the incessant online trolling towards journalist Sulome Anderson

July 03, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ concerned about the incessant online trolling towards journalist Sulome Anderson

Several women journalists associated with different newspapers and media organizations held a protest in the capital, Islamabad.

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July 03, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Organizational Harassment, Online Harassment, Online Trolling
2021, press freedom, women journalists, july, july 2021, sulome anderson, online trolling, online harassment
March 19, 2021

CFWIJ joins CIVICUS global call to protect women's civic freedoms and demand safety for women journalists

March 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
CFWIJ joins CIVICUS global call to protect women's civic freedoms and demand safety for women journalists

Twenty years since the ratification of the Beijing Platform for Action, gender justice is still not a reality for most women.

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March 19, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment, Online Harassment, Gender Discrimination, Attacked in the field, Impeded At Work
2021, March, March 2021, United States, online trolling, Online Harassment, Attacked in the field, Gender Discrimination, impeded at work, Asian hate
March 18, 2021

Asian American journalists on the frontline of hate and negligence, CFWIJ Reports

March 18, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Asian American journalists on the frontline of hate and negligence, CFWIJ Reports

Hate crimes against Asian-Americans have significantly increased since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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March 18, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment, Online Harassment, Gender Discrimination, Attacked in the field, Impeded At Work
2021, March, March 2021, United States, online trolling, Online Harassment, Attacked in the field, Gender Discrimination, impeded at work
March 18, 2021

Malta: CFWIJ condemns the misogynistic and derogatory comments made towards Norma Saliba

March 18, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism

Norma Saliba, the head of PBS News, was subjected to sexist slurs by controversial commentator Leone Ganado.

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March 18, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment, Online Trolling, Sexist Attack, Verbal Harassment, Verbal Attack
2021, March, March 2021, Malta, Norma Saliba, online trolling, Online Harassment, verbal harassment, Sexist Attack
March 17, 2021

United States: CFWIJ condemns the threats and organized trolling against Julie DiCaro

March 17, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism

Writer and editor at “Deadspin” Julie Dicaro shared harrowing trauma she suffered because of mass trolling in her recently published book.

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March 17, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Organizational Harassment, Online Harassment
2021, March, March 2021, United States, Julie DiCaro, online trolling, Online Harassment
March 08, 2021

Philippines: CFWIJ condemns the persistent harassment of Inday Espina-Varona

March 08, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Philippines: CFWIJ condemns the persistent harassment of Inday Espina-Varona

Inday Espina-Varona, a senior contributing editor for ABS-CBN, has faced persistent harassment and threats.

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March 08, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment, Online Trolling, Threatened with death
2021, March, March 2021, online trolling, Online Harassment, Threatened with death, Philippines, Inday Espina-Varona
March 01, 2021

United Kingdom: CFWIJ condemns the online troll attack on Sonja McLaughlan

March 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United Kingdom: CFWIJ condemns the online troll attack on Sonja McLaughlan

Reporter Sonja McLaughlan was targeted with vile online attacks following her coverage of a rugby match.

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March 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment, Online Trolling
2021, March, March 2021, United Kingdom, online trolling, Online Harassment, Sonja McLaughlan
February 25, 2021

India: CFWIJ condemns the hateful video against prominent Indian journalists

February 25, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
India: CFWIJ condemns the hateful video against prominent Indian journalists

A threatening and hateful video was posted on a YouTube channel on February 11, asking for the hanging of some notable journalists in India.

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February 25, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Trolling, Online Harassment
2021, February, February 2021, online trolling, Online Harassment
February 16, 2021

Canada: CFWIJ condemns the online derogatory remarks towards Amrit Gill

February 16, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: CFWIJ condemns the online derogatory remarks towards Amrit Gill

Hockey Night Punjabi broadcaster, Amrit Gill, was targeted by vicious online trolls.

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February 16, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Online Harassment, Online Trolling
2021, February, February 2021, Online Harassment, online trolling, Canada, Amrit Gill
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    • Delegations
  • In-Focus/
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    • Belarus Protests
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    • Turkey - We Are Not Safe
    • CFWIJ Afghanistan Evacuation efforts
  • LISTS/
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    • Black Women Journalists To Follow
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    • #HEFORSHE
    • Reach a Mentor
    • Mentorship Program
  • 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/
    • Global Press Coverage of the CFWIJ
  • Events/

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