Physical and online abuse, detentions, deportations and sexual violence – a global crackdown on women in journalism is intensifying
Female journalists are at the “epicentre of risk” as attacks on press freedom intensify around the world.
According to organisations representing women in journalism, the past year has seen an escalation of smear campaigns; racist and gendered attacks; detentions; deportations; censorship; and police violence levelled at female journalists, which is leading to a “chilling” silencing of women’s voices in the media landscape.
