Rural women Media Pilot
August 2018 -The Kenya Rural Women and Media Project 2018 is now rolling out, IAWRT Kenya, has begun inducting a women’s group in Western Kenya. The pilot project is the […]
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Is Journalism the “Most Dangerous” Profession in the World ?
Velvet Revolution raises poignant questions By Sania Farooqui Despite the pouring rain and the crawling traffic outside in Delhi, the Gulmohar Hall at the India Habitat Centre was virtually full on Monday. August […]
Tunisian Women Want to Make History
In Tunis thousands of women and supporters demonstate to pressure the government to extend civil liberties. Khedija Lemkecher and staff Equal inheritence rights are among the reforms recently recommended by the […]
RSF: ‘Covering women’s rights can kill’
In the report Women’s Rights: Forbidden Subject, released on International Women’s Day, RSF turned the spotlight on female journalists who have been covering women’s issues who have faced various forms of […]
Handbook a ‘must-read’ for women journalists
Security and safety for journalists (especially for women journalists) is something that’s not taught in schools and rarely discussed in newsrooms. We learned the principles of journalism, the basics of […]
Indian Journalist Killed Doing her Job
The murder of journalist & activist, Gauri Lankesh at her home in Bengaluru, (Bangalore) the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnata, has again put the spotlight on the saftey of Indian […]
No Story is Worth Your Life
As a female in journalism, the Johannesburg workshop on safety training run by Egyptian journalist, and IAWRT board member, provided an opportunity to discover the best ways to deal with a wide range […]
Media safety guide for high-risk environments
A new edition of the ‘Safety Guide for Journalists: a handbook for journalists in high-risk environments’ is available. Throughout the guide there are practical tips for women in the field. More Here Published 9 […]
Gender and Media Freedom Globally
The Committee to Protect Journalists has launched its annual publication, Attacks on the Press: Gender and Media Freedom Worldwide for 2016. Through a number of thought provoking and personal essays, the edition […]
Kidnapped Iraqi journalist Safe
Respected Iraqi woman journalist held for 9 days An Iraqi woman journalist Afrah Shawqi al-Qaisi was released by kidnappers in January, nine days after being abducted by gunmen from her home More Here