UN expert welcomes verdict on Maria Ressa’s tax evasion case

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GENEVA (19 January 2023) – The UN expert on freedom of expression today welcomed the decision by a Philippines’ court to acquit journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and the Rappler news outlet of tax evasion charges. “The acquittal of Maria Ressa and Rappler is a...

#JournalistsToo: TrollBusters: When passion and purpose meet the world’s needs | Michelle Ferrier (United States)

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I have receipts.    As the first African-American columnist at the newspaper, I began receiving racist, violent hate mail for my writings almost as soon as I started finding my voice in the lifestyle section of the newspaper.  All told, I’d received more than a...

Women journalists face violence and sexualized attacks – UN expert #JournalistsToo – Women Journalists Speak Out

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From rape, sexual assault, death and rape threats and sexual harassment to trolling, gendered hate speech, disinformation, smear campaigns and threats to family members – women journalists are subjected to threats and attacks in the course of their work just for being...

#JournalistsToo: Brazilian women journalists against harassment: a collective struggle | Janaina Garcia (Brazil)

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In the last two years, we have been seeing frequent reports on the Brazilian news about women journalists being harassed morally or sexually by sources and within their own work environments. This does not mean the phenomenon is new in Brazilian society – a society in...

#JournalistsToo: Backing off is not an option | Diana Moukalled (Lebanon)

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I am an enthusiast of free spaces of expression created through social media, especially Twitter. I tend to follow the trending hashtags, I read the comments and participate in writing replies expressing opinions that are considered bold in our societies. I mean views...

#JournalistsToo: Transforming the pain | Jineth Bedoya Lima (Colombia)

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Absolute loneliness. It’s the second sensation that overcomes you after a violent attack. The first one is feeling muerta en vida, dead even though you’re still alive. That’s how I felt on May 25 in 2000, after being tortured and raped by three of the men who’d...