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The Coalition For Women In Journalism

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November 29, 2021

Turkey: Öznur Değer beaten, briefly detained by police for covering protests, faces legal charges

November 29, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Turkey: Öznur Değer beaten, briefly detained by police for covering protests, faces legal charges

The police beat up and physically restrained Jinnews reporter Öznur Değer on Sunday, during protests in Ankara.

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November 29, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
Türkiye, 2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, Turkey, kadın gazeteci, türkiye, threats, arbitrary detention, Ankara, protests, demonstration, violation of reporting, police brutality, Öznur Değer, Detention
November 27, 2021

Turkey: Nazan Sala faces second lawsuit on bogus terror charges after reporting on military violence in Van

November 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Turkey: Nazan Sala faces second lawsuit on bogus terror charges after reporting on military violence in Van

A new lawsuit was filed against journalist Nazan Sala as a result of the investigation launched 12 years ago.

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November 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment, Legal Persecution
Türkiye, 2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, Turkey, kadın gazeteci, türkiye, trial, threats, Nazan Sala, Van, terror charges, terror related charges, investigation, spreading propaganda, ROJ TV, Legal harassment, Legal persecution
November 26, 2021

Turkey: Neşe İdil harassed and threatened online for calling attention to rising femicide

November 26, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Turkey: Neşe İdil harassed and threatened online for calling attention to rising femicide

Duvar English editor Neşe İdil has deliberately targeted online harassment and threats.

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November 26, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Organizational Harassment, Online Trolling
Türkiye, 2021, press freedom, Journalists rights, Turkey, kadın gazeteci, türkiye, trial, Neşe İdil, Organized trolling campaign, Duvar English, İstanbul, sexist attack, misogynist attack, online attack, threats
October 07, 2021

Canada: Tanya Hayles, Melissa Martin latest recipients of ‘serial Canadian journalist insulter’

October 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: Tanya Hayles, Melissa Martin latest recipients of ‘serial Canadian journalist insulter’

Two more journalists were sent vile and racist emails this week, bringing the number of journalists targeted by an ongoing hate campaign to 20.

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October 07, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Organizational Harassment, Online Harassment, Online Trolling
press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, October, October 2021, 2021, Canada, Tanya Hayles, Organised trolling campaing, Maxime Bernier, CAJ, Organized Trolling, Black Moms Connect
October 06, 2021

Canada: Most racist, hateful acts go unreported, says Farah Nasser as Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston handed jail term for hate speech

October 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: Most racist, hateful acts go unreported, says Farah Nasser as Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston handed jail term for hate speech

Journalist Farah Nasser highlighted that most racist and hateful acts go unreported and are never taken to court.

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October 06, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Impeded At Work, Verbal Harassment
press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, October, October 2021, 2021, Canada, Farah Nassar, impeded at work, verbal harassment, Kevin Johnston, Global News, News Anchor, Racist Attack
October 05, 2021

Canada: CFWIJ condemns the threats against CBC journalist Meghan Grant

October 05, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Canada: CFWIJ condemns the threats against CBC journalist Meghan Grant

CBC journalist Meghan Grant alongside NDP MLA Shannon Phillips received retaliatory threats from officers of Lethbridge Police Service for exposing misconduct within the police force.

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October 05, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Threatened with death
press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, October, October 2021, 2021, Meghan Grant, Canada, Threatened with death, Whistleblower, CBC, MLA Shannon Phillips, Lethbridge Police Service
October 05, 2021

United Kingdom: Clare Rewcastle-Brown at risk of arrest for defamation

October 05, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United Kingdom: Clare Rewcastle-Brown at risk of arrest for defamation

Clare Rewcastle-Brown, editor of Sarawak Report, fears arrest by Interpol on behalf of the Malaysian government.

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October 05, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment
press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, October, October 2021, 2021, United Kingdom, Clare Rewcastle-Brown, Legal Harassment, Interpol, Malaysian government, 1MDB
October 04, 2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina: The CFWIJ condemns the verbal attack against journalist Sladjana Jaserevic

October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Bosnia and Herzegovina: The CFWIJ condemns the verbal attack against journalist Sladjana Jaserevic

Milorad Dodik, the Serbian member of the tripartite presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, verbally attacked N1 journalist Sladjana Jaserevic.

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October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Verbal Attack, Verbal Harassment
press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, October, October 2021, 2021, Sladjana Jaserevic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, verbal harassment, Milorad Dodik
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

United States: CFWIJ supports Azmat Khan's lawsuit against US state offices

October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ supports Azmat Khan's lawsuit against US state offices

RCFP) have sued the Department of Defense, office of US Central Command and US Agency for International Aid (USAID) on behalf of journalist Azmat Khan.

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October 04, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Impeded At Work
press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, October, October 2021, Azmat Khan, US Department of Defense, United States, impeded at work, Rcfp, USAID, US Central Command, Freedom of Information Act, 2021
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
October 01, 2021

Rwanda: CFWIJ is concerned at Yvonne Idamange’s conviction

October 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Rwanda: CFWIJ is concerned at Yvonne Idamange’s conviction

Yvonne Idamange, a 42-year-old YouTube commentator and a survivor of the 1994 genocide, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

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October 01, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Arrest, Legal Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Yvonne Idamange, October, October 2021, Rwanda, Legal harassment, Arrest, 1994 genocide, Kigali High Court
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

Slovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the perpetrators threatened journalist Eugenija Carl

September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Slovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the perpetrators threatened journalist Eugenija Carl

A suspicious delivery of white powder and a threatening letter arrived at the public broadcaster RTV Slovenia, addressed to journalist Eugenija Carl.

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September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Impeded At Work, Threatened with death
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, September, September 2021, Slovenia, Eugenija Carl, Threatened with death, intimidation, suspicious dust, threatening letter, Koper, RTV Slovenia, delivery, RTV
September 30, 2021

Poland: CFWIJ condemns police interference with Agnieszka Kaszuba's reporting on state of emergency at Belarus border

September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Poland: CFWIJ condemns police interference with Agnieszka Kaszuba's reporting on state of emergency at Belarus border

Polish police obstructed transparent reporting on migrants, state of emergency at the Belarus border, detaining Agnieska for one hour.

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September 30, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Poland, Agnieszka Kaszuba, Detention, police intervention, interrogation, obstruction, Polish-Belarusian border, state of emergency, Border Guard, detention, September, September 2021
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 28, 2021

China: CFWIJ is alarmed by the possible detention of Sophia Huang Xueqin

September 28, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
China: CFWIJ is alarmed by the possible detention of Sophia Huang Xueqin

Sophia Huang Xueqin, a 33-year-old freelance journalist, activist, and a leading figure in China's #Metoo movement, has reportedly gone missing.

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September 28, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Detainment, Missed
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, MeToo, Sophia Huang Xueqin, China, Detention, Missing, Guangzhou, University of Sussex, Chevening scholarship, Wang Jianbing
September 27, 2021

United States: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Shelley Ross regarding her sexual harassment allegation against Chris Cuomo

September 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
United States: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Shelley Ross regarding her sexual harassment allegation against Chris Cuomo

In an op-ed published in The New York Times, former TV news producer at ABC and CBS, Shelley Ross recounted the time she was harassed by Chris Cuomo at a party in 2005.

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September 27, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Sexual Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Shelley Ross, United States, sexual harassment, ABC, Chris Cuomo, CNN, New York Times, MeToo
September 24, 2021

Pakistan: CFWIJ appalled by the lack of sensitivity displayed by Pakistani courts in Tenzeela Mazhar’s case

September 24, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism
Pakistan: CFWIJ appalled by the lack of sensitivity displayed by Pakistani courts in Tenzeela Mazhar’s case

The court refused to accommodate the medical concerns that Tenzeela Mazhar is facing.

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September 24, 2021/ Coalition for Women in Journalism/
Legal Harassment
2021, press freedom, women journalists, CFWIJ, threats, Threats to women journalists, Threats, Women Journalists, Violence, Tanzeela Mazhar, Pakistan, Legal harassment, Medical concerns, me too, sexual harassment
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    • Maria Ressa - Hold The Line
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    • 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
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    • Reach a Mentor
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  • 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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