Treaty to Combat Sexual Harassment at Work
#MeToo achievement
'States have a responsibility to promote zero tolerance'
News
25 Sep 2020
United Kingdom
UNESCO and ICFJ Survey on online violence against women journalists and effective measures to combat the problem
Inviting women journalists to answer this survey and also share to fellow women journalists
24 Sep 2020
United States
First-ever VIRTUAL NGO CSW65 Forum
NGO CSW announced that in light of COVID-19, the NGO CSW65 Forum in March 2021 will be virtual
22 Sep 2020
Philippines
On defending truth tellers
A call to stop the attacks against media
IAWRT Philippines Chapter shares a statement on the state of press freedom and situation of women journalists 48 years after the declaration of Martial law (that effectively lasted for 14 years) in the country
17 Sep 2020
Philippines
Defending Women Truth Tellers in the Philippines
IAWRT Philippines holds online protest and solidarity gathering for Ph journalists, IAWRT Ph members who were jailed, charged, harassed or missing
The online protest is on Sep 19, 2020 05:00 PM in Manila
12 Sep 2020
Pakistan
Brutal murder of Turbat-based journalist Shaheena Shaheen Baloch calls for swift investigation
Statement and report from the Coalition for Women in Journalism
Shaheena Shaheen Baloch, a journalist with PTV Bolan was brutally murdered in Turbat, Balochistan in Pakistan.
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1 Jun 2020
India
Challenges on multiple fronts during COVID-19 pandemic : a view from India
It has been an eventful 60 plus days of lockdown in India - one of the world’s largest democracies.
COVID-19 cases have now reached almost 170000 despite a very strict lockdown.
by Nupur Basu
27 May 2020
Morocco
The Media as an Agent of Change: Africa Can Survive Climate Change Impact
African Women Journalist Forum gather 300 journalists in Casablanca, Morocco
Strengthening the capacity of African media to cover the subject of climate change
By Nankwanga Eunice Kasirye
22 May 2020
Philippines
IAWRT World Press Freedom Day Online Protest
IAWRT chapter heads join IAWRT Philippines online protest
The event was organized quickly following arrest of two IAWRT Philippines members on May 1
by Lynda Catindig-Garcia
19 May 2020
Philippines
You Can’t Afford to be Misinformed
A short video on tips on how to avoid misinformation during COVID-19 pandemic
IAWRT Philippines chapter head Lynda Garcia shares how we can promote proper information dissemination
18 May 2020
Belgium
Emergency appeal for journalism and media support in response to the COVID-19 crisis
IAWRT joins organizations supporting this call to action
Global Forum for Media Development and other groups launch appeal on World Press Freedom Day.
16 May 2020
Germany
Helping journalists cover COVID-19 pandemic safely and ethically
IAWRT Vice President Abeer Saady shares her time and expertise
Abeer shared her expertise and insights to help journalists cover the pandemic safely and ethically.
by Lady Ann Salem
12 May 2020
Philippines
Biggest broadcast network in the Philippines shut down by govt amid lockdown
ABS-CBN last went off air when martial law was declared in 1972
This is the first time a network was forced to go off air since nationwide martial law was imposed in 1972.
by Agatha Hazel Rabino
9 May 2020
Iraq
IAWRT Iraq-Kurdistan joins World Press Freedom Day forum
Forum with Syrian and Kurdish journalists
Forum on “Media and civil society institutions in the time of Corona. Freedom versus responsibility. Are we ready?”.
by Binay Shorsh
7 May 2020
India
Radio Mewat in India: broadcasting 14 hours without fear or favour
Radio Mewat is a community radio in the most backward district in India.
Mewat has one of the lowest media penetration in the country, but a high mobile phone penetration, which also doubles up as a potent radio listening-tool.
by Archana Kapoor
5 May 2020
Uganda
Journalism is for the brave, but to be a female journalist is daring
Situation of female journalists in Uganda during the COVID-19 outbreak
To be a journalist in Uganda is ideally complicated, but to be a female journalist becomes more complicated and worse when you are a female freelance journalist.
by Nankwanga Eunice Kasirye