Kurdish Women-Led News Outlet Interviews CFWIJ
JIN News’ Melek Avcı interviewed CFWIJ’s Research Coordinator Máire Rowland following the killing of two Kurdish journalists in Syria.
African Newspaper ‘The Continent’ features Women Press Freedom’s Africa Report
Africa report featured in paper’s issue # 184.
Pro Pakistani Features 2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Award
Pro Pakistani Features 2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Award
2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Award Featured on Dunya News
2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Award Featured on Dunya News
The News Features 2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Award
The News Features 2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Award
2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Award Featured on Geo.tv
2024 Kathy Gannon Legacy Award Featured on Geo.tv
Women Press Freedom’s statement on detained Turkish journalist Pınar Gayıp featured by Stockholm Centre for Freedom
The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) features Women Press Freedom’s statement about the detention of Turkish journalist Pınar Gayıp.
Steep Rise in the Harmful Use of Deepfake Targeting Journalists
In early 2024, the harmful use of deepfake technology targeting women journalists skyrocketed.
United States: Cerise Castle Facing Surveillance By The LA Sheriff’s Department Following Her Reporting on The History of Deputy Gangs In LASD
Inge Snip, senior editor at the Women Press Freedom, spoke to LA Public Press about the issue.
Collective Memory of Women Journalists in COVID-19
The global scale of this pandemic has forced countries around the world to take serious measures, including closing borders and imposing quarantines. This has increased multidimensional challenges to the journalists who are reporting on this story, from all across the world.
Mongolia: Press Freedom at Risk with Arrest and Prosecution of Journalists While Protesters Detained
Ongoing concerns raised by civil society include reports of harassment, intimidation and reprisals against human rights defenders, especially those working to defend economic, social and cultural rights.
Female journalists under attack as press freedom falters
Kiran Nazish, the founder of CFWIJ and WPF, speaks to The Guardian about the global crackdown on women in journalism.
Kurdish Women Journalists in Turkey in 2023 Faced Serious Violations
CFWIJ states that 2023 was the deadliest year for female journalists and the organization draws attention to the increasing dangers to journalism, especially in conflict zones and under authoritarian regimes.
The US State Department Draws Attention to the Violations of Kurdish Rights in Turkey
Kurds, refugees, ethnic-religious communities, women and LGBTI+ journalists in Turkey face threats and violence.
Russia-Ukraine War: Ukrainian Journalist Victoria Roshchyna Reported Missing
Award-winning Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna, known for her reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has gone missing.
Women journalists worldwide are under pressure
Menschen Machen Medien speaks with CFWIJ and WPF Director Kiran Nazish about the pressure that women journalists around the world face.
Canada: Drop Bogus Charges Against Brandi Morin Immediately, CFWIJ and WPF Demand
CFWIJ and WPF joins more than a half-dozen press freedom groups demanding police drop the bogus charges against Brandi Morin, an esteemed journalist who was simply doing her job.
Turkiye: Ayşe Kara’s Acquittal for Membership of Terror Organization Overturned
CFWIJ and WPF is deeply alarmed by the Diyarbakır Regional Court of Justice's decision to overturn the acquittal of journalist Ayşe Kara.
Anniversary of Mahsa Amino’s death
1 year ago, #MahsaAmini's death led to women-led protests across Iran. Women demanded change.
2023 CFWIJ First Quarterly Report
At least 100 women journalists spent the first quarter of 2023 behind bars, 4 less than in the first quarter of the previous year.