Women journalists detained during protests against Iran’s regime
An unprecedented number of women journalists have been detained in Iran during the protests against the regime. The protests have
The importance of forming and joining women communities: Sofiia Shevchuk, Researcher, Analyst
Sofiia Shevchuk is a Ukrainian researcher in Brussels with a particular focus on gender, climate and security. She is working
Deepfakes of special concern for women journalists
Deepfakes are among the more prominent examples of manipulated media today. Advances in technology are making it simpler to produce
BBC taking harassment of women journalists to the UN
The BBC World Service has appealed to the United Nations against Iran over the online violence faced by women journalists
Three women journalists get WAN-IFRA Leadership Award
Three media women have been appointed winners of the WAN-IFRA Women in News’ 2021 Editorial Leadership Award. Edyth Kambalame, Editor
Nine out of ten crimes against journalists are unpunished: UNESCO
In close to nine out of ten cases perpetrators of crimes against journalists go unpunished, according to UNESCO. “For too
Online violence response hub to help women journalists under threat
The Coalition Against Online Violence has launched an Online Violence Response Hub to aid women journalists with the rising threat of violence
Harassed African women journalists silent as they fear retaliation
Women in African media suffering from sexual harassment stay silent because of a fear of retaliation and a lack of
More women in UK journalism
For the first time, there are more women (53%) in UK journalism than men, according to UK Labour Force Survey
UNESCO report: online violence focus on women journalists
We have to recognise that the problem of online violence is transnational, and operates in the context of huge and