SOMALIA, KISMAYO - Hodan Nalayeh, a Somali-Canadian journalist, was killed in an attack at the Medina Hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayo, on Friday.
Read MoreSERBIA, BELGRADE — Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo earned the journalist and her family threats from Serbian ring-wingers.
Read MoreOur CFWIJ Pakistan member Asma Shirazi has been under attack once again.
Read MorePAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD — Our CFWIJ Pakistan member Asma Shirazi has been under attack once again. This time the threat has moved from the online space to the physical space, risking the safety and freedom of not only Asma but also her family.
Read MoreAs things become heated between Serbia and Kosovo, nationalists seem to be turning their attention to journalists, and women journalists are becoming a central target.
Read MoreHONDURAS, PUERTO CORTÉS — The Coalition For Women In Journalism is saddened and appalled by the murder of television presenter Santi Carvajal in Puerto Cortés, Honduras on July 5. We urge the Honduran authorities to identify and punish Santi’s murderers.
Read MoreTURKEY, ISTANBUL — On June 28, Turkish journalist of Kurdish descent Reyhan Hacıoğlu was released after being in custody for over a year.
Read MoreTURKEY, DIYARBAKIR — Journalist Beritan Canözer, a former reporter at the pro-Kurdish Jin News Agency, was taken into custody while she was covering a protest in 2015. She is currently facing hearings in the case.
Read MoreMEXICO, PUERTO MORELOS — The Coalition For Women In Journalism is alarmed by the gruesome attack on our colleague Lydia María Cacho Ribeiro’s home.
Read MoreTURKEY, ISTANBUL — The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) welcomes an Istanbul court’s decision to acquit Canan Coşkun in a case accusing her of insulting the president.
Read MoreTURKEY, ISTANBUL — The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the release of two more female journalists in Turkey.
Read MoreMEXICO, TABASCO — Journalist Norma Sarabia was shot dead by two men in Tabasco, Mexico on Tuesday, June 11, 2019.
Read MoreTURKEY, ISTANBUL — The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the release of Turkish writer and journalist Ayşe Düzkan.
Read MoreTURKEY, ISTANBUL - Turkish novelists Elif Shafak and Ayşe Kulin under investigation for 'supporting' child abuse in their novels. Internationally-known writer and academic Elif Shafak and novelists Ayşe Kulin are under investigation for allegedly supporting child abuse in their novels “Mahrem” and “Gece Sesleri”.
Read MoreNICARAGUA, MANAGUA - After more than two months of detainment, of which 41 days were spent in a maximum security prison, Lucía Pineda Ubau has been released.
Read MoreThe Erzurum Regional court announced its verdict today: journalist Seda Taşkın is sentenced to 1 year 11 months 11 days in prison for “terrorist propaganda” — but her sentence is deferred.
Read MoreGREECE, ATHENS - Unknown perpetrators set the car of a CNN Greece journalist Mina Karamitrou on fire late Tuesday night.
Read MoreAFGHANISTAN, KABUL — The Coalition For Women In Journalism is appalled at the murder of our colleague Afghan journalist Mina Mangal.
Read MoreRappler CEO and journalist Maria Ressa was called to court at the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 49 on counts of cyber libel.
TURKEY, ISTANBUL - On Friday May 10th, the CFWIJ obtained information that the Turkish police detained journalists Zeynep Kuray and Irfan Tunccelik while they were covering protests in Istanbul.
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