The Coalition For Women In Journalism

CFWIJ and WPF launches our March 2024 report, which documented over 70 cases of press freedom challenges for women journalists, with detention being the top violation. Read the full report on our website - https://lnkd.in/dKcaiBys For press inquires, contact press@womeninjournalism.org

📣IWD2024 PANEL: On International Women’s Day 2024, Women Press Freedom & CFWIJ are bringing together a global panel of women journalists who have worked on the frontlines of important stories. Moderated by Molly Thomas & featuring Rula Jebreal, Brandi Morin, Emilia Şercan and Amberin Zaman, the panel will celebrate the contributions of these women journalists & the pursuit of truth and accountability. We will also be examining the future of journalism amidst layoffs, changing trends & global polarization. #InvestInWomen Join us on March 7, 2024: https://lnkd.in/e-qsv4zh

📣IWD2024 PANEL: On International Women’s Day 2024, Women Press Freedom & CFWIJ are bringing together a global panel of women journalists who have worked on the frontlines of important stories. Moderated by Molly Thomas & featuring Rula Jebreal, Brandi Morin, Emilia Şercan and Amberin Zaman, the panel will celebrate the contributions of these women journalists & the pursuit of truth and accountability. We will also be examining the future of journalism amidst layoffs, changing trends & global polarization. #InvestInWomen Join us on March 7, 2024: https://lnkd.in/e-qsv4zh

“A journalist unsafe in Gaza is a journalist unsafe everywhere.” - Sharon Nadeem #Canada: In an emotionally charged gathering on February 16, 2023, Vancouver journalists, in partnership with Inspirit Foundation and CFWIJ, organized the solemn vigil #JournalistsForJournalists. The event honored the memory of journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty and to call for an end to the increasing violence against the media. Since October 7, 2023, at least 88 journalists have been killed, including 18 women, marking this period as the deadliest for journalists since 2015. The staggering death toll underscores the perilous conditions under which journalists operate on the frontlines. The #JournalistsForJournalists vigil not only served as a memorial for those who have paid the ultimate price for their commitment to uncovering the truth but also as a platform for demanding accountability. Participants and organizers emphasized that the figures represented not just statistics, but people dedicated to informing the public and holding power to account. CFWIJ and WPF demand the deliberate targeting of journalists ends. We must create an environment where journalists can carry out their essential work without fear for their lives. #israel #gaza #lebanon #killings #restinpower

#Canada: POLICE VS PRESS The recent charges against journalist Brandi Morin underscore a larger issue of press freedom in Canada. Despite the country's purported commitment to international press freedom standards, CFWIJ and our Women Press Freedom team documented numerous instances of police obstruction and harassment against journalists. Over the past five years, CFWIJ has recorded at least 17 instances of police intimidation and obstruction targeting women and non-binary journalists, painting a troubling picture of the challenges they face in pursuing their vital work. CFWIJ and WPF reiterates that Morin’s case is bogus, and that the police should not obstruct journalists from doing their job.    #journalismisnotacrime #pressfreedom #media #endpolicebrutality 

📣 PRESS CON: Join us today at 12 PM ET for a press conference organised by Canadian Association of Journalists to demand that the Edmonton Police Services #DropTheCharges against journalist Brandi Morin. Conference will be joined by Committee to Protect Journalists, RSF International, Amnesty Canada. Journalists for Human Rights, Indigenous Journalist Association, Richochet Media as well as other national and international press groups. Register at: https://t.co/z3why93dZh

December 2023 was the deadliest month for Palestinian journalists. The CFWIJ monthly report documented that in December alone, Israel killed 6 Palestinian women journalists. A total of 76 violations against women journalists were recorded, with the top violations being: threats/intimidation, arbitrary denial of access, loss of employment and killings. Read the full report on our website. Link in comment box ⬇

📣 PANEL: Join us today at 12 PM ET for our panel on election coverage, challenges faced by women journalists on the ground in #Africa and how they overcome them. Our moderator, Amaka Okoye, will be joined by Gabrielle Nina Mitch, Ruth Nesoba, Dicta Asiimwe. Tune in: https://lnkd.in/drPdW8CT