Meet the new IAWRT India board
Aparna Sanyal is the new IAWRT India managing trustee for 2024-26. Before this election, Aparna served twice on the IAWRT Chapter India Board. Aparna Sanyal is a Director, Producer and Creative […]
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RIP Dr. Aruna Vasudev
Dr. Aruna Vasudev, often called the Godmother of Asian Cinema, was a filmmaker, festival director, academic, and journalist. She established Cinemaya, a journal on Asian Cinema, and was the Founder/Festival […]
On the shutting down of Al Jazeera by Israel
The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) strongly denounces the Israeli government’s unilateral decision to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations within its territory. Al Jazeera has been […]
A Press for the Planet
IAWRT Statement on #WorldPressFreedomDay 2024 To commemorate World Press Freedom Day, the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) would like to amplify the call for international environmental […]
Achieve gender equality, advance women’s rights
Statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024 The International Association of Women in Radio and Television was born in 1951 to promote women’s voices and stories in media […]
IAWRT member Fatana Bayat wins Laadli Gender Sensitivity Award
Fatana Bayat, a documentary filmmaker, and Mina Habib, a journalist from Afghanistan, have won the Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity for their work in highlighting the situation […]
Violet Gonda helms #IPE2024 program in Cape Town
Former IAWRT President Violet Gonda hosted the inaugural conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Political Campaigns or the International Political Campaigns Expo 2024 (#IPE2024) held in Cape Town, South Africa […]
UN Special Rapporteur visits jailed Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio
(Photo from UN Sr Ms. Irene Khan’s post: https://twitter.com/Irenekhan/status/1751316283390583246) The International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) welcomes the visit of UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion […]
IAWRT Kenya joins meeting to monitor attacks vs journalists for IDEI
by IAWRT Kenya Every year since 2013, on November 2nd, journalists and media stakeholders across the world pay tribute to journalists killed because of their work, and raise awareness of […]
IAWRT Kenya holds safety training, spreads awareness on GBV for #16Days
by IAWRT Kenya The Kenyan Chapter was taken through a training for the safety of journalists by the former Vice President of IAWRT International Ms. Abeer Saady. She was in […]