Thread by @pressfreedom

Thread: Around the world, women in journalism defy stereotypes and threats in a profession that has long been dominated by men.

No woman journalist should face violence or harassment for her work. For #InternationalWomensDay, CPJ highlights the cases of brave women journalists.

In Ukraine, @olya_rudenko, editor of @KyivIndependent, has been covering Russia’s invasion of the country,

“No one knows where is safe to be,” she said in a February 24 video on Twitter.

#IWD2022
cpj.org/2022/02/ukrain…

As a queer journalist, Maryam Abasian’s sexual and professional identity had long put her at risk in Iran. After authorities repeatedly summoned her for questioning, she fled the country.

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2022
cpj.org/2022/01/maryam…

#Eswatini: Reporter Nomthandazo Maseko was assaulted by correctional services staff after livestreaming a protest outside a prison.

When officers saw her in her car, they hauled her out, slapped, kicked, and beat her, and one threatened to shoot her.

cpj.org/2022/02/eswati…

Filipino journalist @mariaressa is facing extreme threats in the Philippines as state-orchestrated attacks escalate against her and Rappler, the news organization she founded.

Watch Ressa’s remarks from CPJ’s 2018 #IPFA:

#Mexico: Lourdes Maldonado, a veteran broadcast journalist, was shot dead in Tijuana in January.

She is one of at least five journalists killed in Mexico since the start of 2022.

#IWD2022
cpj.org/2022/01/ongoin…

As the Taliban seized control of #Afghanistan, female journalists in the country worried for their lives.

One prominent female journalist told CPJ she received threatening calls from the Taliban that said, “Your time is over.”

#IWD2022

cpj.org/2021/08/afghan…

In #India, a fake online auction offered prominent Muslim women for sale, including freelance journalist Quratulain Rehbar and several other Indian journalists.

"This has taken a serious toll on my mental health,” @ainulrhbr told @cpj_km.

cpj.org/2022/01/women-…

Last year, the @IACourtHR ruled the Colombian state responsible for the 2000 abduction, rape, and torture of journalist @jbedoyalima.

The court ordered the government to investigate and prosecute those responsible and to support female journalists.
cpj.org/2021/10/inter-…

Elena Milashina, an investigative reporter who covers human rights, fled Russia in February 2022, after threats made by Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

This is not the first time that Milashina had to flee Moscow following threats from Chechen officials.
cpj.org/2022/02/invest…

Anastasia Mejía, CPJ’s 2021 #IPFA honoree, was detained without a warrant and held in pretrial detention for more than 5 weeks in #Guatemala in 2020 for her work.

“I will continue my work and stay committed to the fight against corruption,” she said.

In #Brazil, congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of President Jair Bolsonaro, claimed journalist @camposmello used sex to gain damning information about his father.

In response, Patrícia Campos Mello sued the younger Bolsonaro for moral damages – and won.
cpj.org/2021/03/brazil…

@camposmello Egyptian-American journalist Reem Abdellatif was harassed online after she wrote about the status of women in the Gulf for Israeli daily Haaretz.

“Twitter trolls were vicious,” she told CPJ.

#IWD2022 #InternationalWomensDay
cpj.org/2021/03/journa…