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Sri Lanka: CFWIJ Demands Investigation into Sexual Harassment of TV Anchor Ishara Dewendra by Network Official
Presenter Ishara Dewendra leaves state-run TV network after boss coerces sexual favors for promotion.
Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Washington Post’s Susannah George from Afghanistan
Foreign correspondent Susannah George banned from Afghanistan. The Coalition For Women In Journalism demands the Taliban retracts its decision and allow press to work freely.
US: Arrested, Misgendered, and Convicted For Covering Police Sweep in Asheville
LGBTQI journalists Matilda Bliss, Veronica Coit, and David Forbes say their online news site Asheville Blade is repeatedly targeted by law enforcement.
Turkey: Increase in Violence Against Kurdish Journalists — CFWIJ Condemns State Oppression on the Press
After 10 months of detention, an indictment was prepared against four imprisoned Kurdish women journalists.
Guyana: State-Affiliated Trolls Discredit And Intimidate Davina Bagot | CFWIJ Demands Authorities Stop Harassment
Polarization and attacks against journalists in Guyana reach boiling point in recent targeting of Kaieteur News reporter Davina Bagot.
Spain: Left-Wing Party Attacks Conservative TV Presenter Ana Rosa Quintana – Party Should Stop Insulting Journalists
Political party Podemos insults well-known TV host Ana Rosa Quintana in a party promotional video shared on social media.
Netherlands: China Threatens Dutch Reporter Marije Vlaskamp — CFWIJ Calls For Swift Investigation
De Volkskrant reporter and former China correspondent Marije Vlaskamp receives threats of Chinese origin.
Spain: Political Party Brands Journalist Lorena R de La Torre “Enemy” - Banning Her From Events | Party Must Allow Her to Report
Right-wing political party discredits freelance journalist Lorena R de La Torre and prohibits her from events. The party’s targeting of de La Torre must stop.
Ethiopia: Police Violently Arrest Two Amhara Women Journalists – CFWIJ Demands Immediate And Unconditional Release
Amhara journalists Genet Asmamaw and Meskerem Abera taken by police.
Georgia: Accreditation of Three Women Journalists Revoked — CFWIJ Condemns Restricting Free Press
The Parliament of Georgia revokes accreditation of TV reporters Sopo Gozalishvili, Tatia Tsotsonava, and Rusudan Dumbadze.
Lebanon: Security Bureau Illegally Summons Lara Bitar over Toxic Waste Investigation – CFWIJ Demands Institutions Stop Abusing Power to Silence Press
Editor-in-Chief of The Public Source Lara Bitar illegally summoned for questioning by security forces.
Turkey: Merve Dişli Threatened With Physical Violence - Government Must Protect Journalists
Unofficial political youth group threatens journalist Merve Dişli for reporting on a split between AKP youth.
Tanzania: Intruders Ransack Home Of Journalist Sharon Sauwa – CFWIJ Calls For Police To Investigate Motive
Reporter Sharon Sauwa’s house broken into, property damaged, documents rifled through, nothing stolen.
Uzbekistan: CFWIJ Condemns Uzbekistan for Denying Shahida Yakub Entry into Country
Independent journalist and documentary filmmaker Shahida Yakub (Tulyaganova) stopped at Tashkent airport and denied entrance into Uzbekistan.
Bulgaria: Far-Right Forcefully Ousts TV Reporter Flora Stratieva From Political Event – CFWIJ Calls For Party To Stop Intimidating Journalists
Reporter Flora Stratieva ridiculed, humiliated, and insulted by far-right Revival party before forcing her to leave a press conference.