Women Press Freedom welcomes the settlement between the Minneapolis City Council and seven journalists attacked by police during protests following George Floyd’s killing in 2020.

CFWIJ is alarmed by increasing assaults on press covering demonstrations and urges police to respect journalists

Turkey: Journalists Threatened While Following Healthcare Strike For Murdered Doctor In Konya

Journalists were brutally beaten and obstructed by police while following the LGBTQ+ Pride in Ankara.

Journalist Suzy Badoyan was obstructed in the field when a member of parliament belonging to the ruling Civil Contract in Armenia snatched her phone and hurt her hand during an interview.

At least six women journalists were physically assaulted and restrained by the police force following the press briefing about the coming Labor Day in Istanbul.

İstanbul’da Suruç Katliam’ında hayatını kaybedenleri anmak için bir araya gelen kitleye polis müdahale etti. Düzenlenen anmayı takip eden en az sekiz kadın gazeteciye de biber gazı, kalkan ve plastik mermiyle şiddet uygulandı. Polis müdahalesi sırasında gazeteci Zeynep Kuray’ın ekipmanı zarar gördü. Fatoş Erdoğan ise atılan plastik mermi sonucu yaralandı. Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu (CFWIJ) olarak gazetecilere uygulanan polis şiddetini kınıyoruz. Türk devleti ve güvenlik güçlerinden uyguladıkları şiddete son vermelerini talep ediyoruz. Gazeteciler özgürce mesleklerini yapabilmelidir.

Police attacked the gathering to commemorate those who lost their lives in the Suruç Massacre in Istanbul. At least eight female journalists were also deliberately targetted and beaten with force. Police attacked journalists with tear gas and rubber bullets. Some of the reporters' equipment was damaged. Meanwhile, Dokuz8News reporter Fatoş Erdoğan was injured as a result of the plastic bullet. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by the police brutality. We demand the Turkish state and security forces end their violence. Journalists must freely do their jobs.