| Read our statement in English Saudi Arabia: Journalist Ghada Oueiss is once again attacked by accounts suspected to be tied to the Saudi government October 7, 2020, Saudi Arabia— Journalist Ghada Oueiss was targeted by online attacks, for the second time in less than 2 months by Saudi government linked accounts over her dissident views | The Coalition For Women In Journalism is a global organization of support for women journalists |
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| The same Cartoonist had made another cartoon mocking journalistr when she refused to host a women's summit in Saudi Arabia in solidarity with imprisoned women human rights defenders and prisoners of conscience in Saudi Arabia | CFWIJ launched a shedding light on online attacks against women journalists around the world |
Our goal is to help develop a strong mechanism where women journalists can work safely and thrive.
3| The CFWIJ pioneered mentorship for mid-career women journalists across several countries around the world, and is the first organization to focus on the status of free press for women journalists | |
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| The video was followed by a series of online attacks on Ghada, name-calling her, accusing her of being paid to attack the Saudi government, and belittling her accomplishments as a journalist along with tying her success in the field to sexual favors, not competency | 4 Media outlets should suspend work with Cartoonist Fahd Al-Giebry due to his misogynist cartoons that target women journalists like Ghada and Zahra until he refrains and apologize for these practices |
Both organizations urged twitter to update its policies to protect women on the platform.
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