Impunity Begets Violence
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On this International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists the Coalition For Women In Journalism extends support to women journalists.
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Canada: Tanya Hayles, Melissa Martin latest recipients of ‘serial Canadian journalist insulter’
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Two more journalists were sent vile and racist emails this week, bringing the number of journalists targeted by an ongoing hate campaign to 20.
Read MoreCanada: Most racist, hateful acts go unreported, says Farah Nasser as Calgary mayoral candidate Kevin J. Johnston handed jail term for hate speech
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Journalist Farah Nasser highlighted that most racist and hateful acts go unreported and are never taken to court.
Read MoreCanada: CFWIJ condemns the threats against CBC journalist Meghan Grant
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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.
Read MoreUnited Kingdom: Clare Rewcastle-Brown at risk of arrest for defamation
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Clare Rewcastle-Brown, editor of Sarawak Report, fears arrest by Interpol on behalf of the Malaysian government.
Read MoreBosnia and Herzegovina: The CFWIJ condemns the verbal attack against journalist Sladjana Jaserevic
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Milorad Dodik, the Serbian member of the tripartite presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, verbally attacked N1 journalist Sladjana Jaserevic.
Read MoreCanada: Ashleigh-Rae Thomas amongst journalists targeted in the online troll campaign. CFWIJ condemns the attacks against women journalists and journalists of color
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At least eight women journalists received vile emails after right-wing politician Maxime Bernier tweeted a provocative message to his followers.
Read MoreUnited States: CFWIJ supports Azmat Khan's lawsuit against US state offices
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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.
Read MoreCanada: Two more women journalists of color targeted as deeply racist, organised hate campaign escalates
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The widespread hate campaign against journalists of color escalated with two more women journalists receiving threatening and abusive emails.
Read MoreCanada: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the death threats against Saba Eitizaz
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Journalist Saba Eitizaz received misogynist, racist and threatening emails as part of a malicious campaign launched against women journalists and women in colour.
Read MoreRwanda: CFWIJ is concerned at Yvonne Idamange’s conviction
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Yvonne Idamange, a 42-year-old YouTube commentator and a survivor of the 1994 genocide, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Read MorePakistan: CFWIJ is appalled at yet another troll campaign launched against Gharidah Farooqi
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Senior journalist Gharidah Farooqi was hit by an onslaught of vitriol and a deeply gendered harassment campaign on social media.
Read MoreSlovenia: CFWIJ demands swift investigation into the perpetrators threatened journalist Eugenija Carl
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A suspicious delivery of white powder and a threatening letter arrived at the public broadcaster RTV Slovenia, addressed to journalist Eugenija Carl.
Read MorePoland: CFWIJ condemns police interference with Agnieszka Kaszuba's reporting on state of emergency at Belarus border
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Polish police obstructed transparent reporting on migrants, state of emergency at the Belarus border, detaining Agnieska for one hour.
Read MoreCanada: CFWIJ condemns the organized troll campaign against women journalists and journalists of color
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At least 10 women journalists received vile emails after right-wing politician Maxime Bernier tweeted a provocative message to his followers.
Read MoreChina: CFWIJ is alarmed by the possible detention of Sophia Huang Xueqin
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Sophia Huang Xueqin, a 33-year-old freelance journalist, activist, and a leading figure in China's #Metoo movement, has reportedly gone missing.
Read MoreUnited States: CFWIJ stands in solidarity with Shelley Ross regarding her sexual harassment allegation against Chris Cuomo
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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.
Read MorePakistan: CFWIJ appalled by the lack of sensitivity displayed by Pakistani courts in Tenzeela Mazhar’s case
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The court refused to accommodate the medical concerns that Tenzeela Mazhar is facing.
Read MoreNigeria: CFWIJ condemns the raid at Norah Okafor’s house
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Officers from The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) broke into Norah Okafor’s house in the middle of the night without any prior notice.
Read MoreBangladesh: CFWIJ condemns the attack on Afroza Sarkar
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Journalist Afroza Sarkar was physically assaulted at the conclusion of an event she was attending.
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