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16 Feb 2019
India
15th IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival
Showcasing 50 films directed by Asian women filmmakers
Films from 20 countries including Armenia, Bangladesh, Estonia, India, Iran, Sri Lanka, Syria and Turkey.festival will be featured at the annual event being held at the India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi on March 5, 6 and 7, 2019.
13 Jan 2019
Afghanistan
Afghan Women Journalists: Challenge & Solution
Young journalists trained to represent female colleagues
Women journalists from across Afghanistan have been introduced to gender studies on Afghan women journalists and some have received internships with practical training in representing females within the journalists’ union.
by Maryam Bahar Sadat
8 Jan 2019
Hannah Storm new head of EJN
Ethical Journalism Network appoints gender and safety advocate
"Journalism is facing a crisis of trust and a fight for truth and I believe there has never been a more important time to promote sound ethics in journalism"
4 Jan 2019
Nepal
Story through Women's Lenses
Short film Competition for Nepali Women Directors Festival Highlight.
by Mallika Bhattarai
The second women's film festival in December 2018 was a celebration of women's struggles and achievements.
4 Jan 2019
Zimbabwe
Passport returned to journalist after 17 year exile
IAWRT President Violet Gonda starts 2019 on a real high
Her Zimbabwean passport has been returned after an 18 year struggle which included a deportation drama when returning from attending the 2nd IAWRT Nepal Women's Film Festival and African Film Festival in Kathmandu in December 2018.
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Women’s Online Film Festival
Winners of the 6th Women’s Voices Now Online Film Festival We Are the Ones We're Waiting For will be announced on March 8, International Women's Day.
ABU Media Summit on Climate Action
Join the 5th ABU Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Preparedness, 25-26 April 2019, Hotel Radisson, Kathmandu, Nepal
20 Feb 2019
Men, Masculinity @ #MeToo
Report about #MeToo, men and masculinity in nordic countries released.
Useful for backgrounds and reflections, even if not directly media related.
16 Feb 2019
India
15th IAWRT Asian Women's Film Festival
Showcasing 50 films directed by Asian women filmmakers
Films from 20 countries including Armenia, Bangladesh, Estonia, India, Iran, Sri Lanka, Syria and Turkey.festival will be featured at the annual event being held at the India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi on March 5, 6 and 7, 2019.
13 Jan 2019
Afghanistan
Afghan Women Journalists: Challenge & Solution
Young journalists trained to represent female colleagues
Women journalists from across Afghanistan have been introduced to gender studies on Afghan women journalists and some have received internships with practical training in representing females within the journalists’ union.
by Maryam Bahar Sadat
Disaster Response Radio NGOCSW63
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) will begin at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on March 11, 2019.
IAWRT is planning a parallel event called Community Media Models for Disaster Preparedness and Risk Management.
8 Jan 2019
Hannah Storm new head of EJN
Ethical Journalism Network appoints gender and safety advocate
"Journalism is facing a crisis of trust and a fight for truth and I believe there has never been a more important time to promote sound ethics in journalism"
4 Jan 2019
Nepal
Story through Women's Lenses
Short film Competition for Nepali Women Directors Festival Highlight.
by Mallika Bhattarai
The second women's film festival in December 2018 was a celebration of women's struggles and achievements.
4 Jan 2019
Zimbabwe
Passport returned to journalist after 17 year exile
IAWRT President Violet Gonda starts 2019 on a real high
Her Zimbabwean passport has been returned after an 18 year struggle which included a deportation drama when returning from attending the 2nd IAWRT Nepal Women's Film Festival and African Film Festival in Kathmandu in December 2018.
Jan 27 CSW registration deadline
IAWRT as an NGO in consultative status with ECOSOC, can approve the registration of a limited number of financial IAWRT members for CSW63.