Reporters Without Borders (@rsf.org) features Palestinian journalist (and 𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚) Nour Swirki's powerful story of courage, journalism, and motherhood. 🔗 Read more here: rsf.org/en/profile-n... #IWD26 #WomenJournalists #InternationalWomensDay

Profile: Nour Swirki, brave journalist and mother in Gaza

Selected for the 2025 RSF Press Freedom Award for Courage in 2025, war reporter Nour Swirki has continued to work in Gaza since the ceasefire. In April 2024, she chose to remain in the bomb-ravaged ci...

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍) 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐲. Rest in peace Paul @reflextv.bsky.social. 🕊️ .

ألف مبروك لمرشدة شبكة ماري كولفن للصحفيات، الصحفية الفلسطينية عزيزة نوفل ، فوزها بالجائزة الذهبية لجوائز أريج للصحافة الاستقصائية 2025 عن تحقيق أريج والغارديان : arij.net/investigatio... مبروك هذا الفوز المستحق! 👏

#𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚: 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝'𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 Join the livestreamed talk with Syrian journalist and MCJN member Asma Al Omar, marking one year since Assad's fall. 🕒 Today, 3 PM London | Watch live here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A3rQmMu878] @stonybrooku.bsky.social

MCJN has arrived at #ARIJ25 📍 We are in Amman🇯🇴 for @arijnetwork.bsky.social’s annual forum starting tomorrow! We look forward to meeting many of our members, mentors, and partners, and to connecting with everyone attending the conference. If you’re around, please come say hi!

For #16DaysOfActivism, we're sharing articles by our female members, spotlighting key women's rights issues in their countries. |Tribe-Based Consensus: A “Democracy” That Excludes Women by 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐪 𝐀𝐥-𝐍𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫 (#𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧).| 🔗 iwnss.arij.net/democracy-is...

'Genocide stopped only in media' Palestinians say that Israel's war continues amid daily killings, home demolitions, threatening drone broadcasts, and a ban on essential supplies. 🖊️ Journalist and MCJN member Maha Hussaini writes for Middle East Eye. www.middleeasteye.net/news/genocid...

'Genocide stopped only in media': Gaza endures daily bombings a month into truce

Palestinians say that Israel's war continues amid daily killings, home demolitions, threatening drone broadcasts, and a ban on essential supplies

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Palestinian journalist and 𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 @mariambarghouti.bsky.social contributed to this piece broadcast by @channel4news.bsky.social about settler violence in the 🇵🇸West Bank. 📽️ Watch here: www.youtube.com/shorts/PEENU...

Israeli settler attacks surge in West Bank since Gaza ceasefire

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. 📣 ➡️ More information about the program and the application process can be found here: taz.de/Call-for-app...

Maha Hussaini, an award-winning journalist, human rights advocate, and MCJN member from #Gaza, spoke to @aljazeera.com about Israel’s ongoing targeting of journalists in #Gaza to control the narrative after the ceasefire deal. Listen here: 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgTd...

Gaza’s supermarkets are now filled with chocolate, sodas, and cigarettes, once distant luxuries during the famine, but basic necessities like eggs and antibiotics remain scarce. Read MCJN member Maha Gaza’s latest for @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social 🔗 www.middleeasteye.net/news/forcing...

🚨#𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧🚨 ‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign after fall of El Fasher MCJN member Zeinab Mohammed Salih's latest updates for @theguardian.com cover the fall of El Fasher and the massacres against civilians committed by #RSF forces. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign after fall of El Fasher

Thousands have fled the Sudanese city in terror with stories of the Rapid Support Forces attacking and killing civilians

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𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐫 MCJN member 𝐙𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐡 from #Sudan delivers her latest report for BBC. A must-read! 🔗 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sudan's war: The fertile Jebel Marra region where food is rotting amid the conflict

The Jebel Marra area is neutral in the war but its produce cannot get out to feed a hungry nation.

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A new report by @equalitynow.bsky.social finds that most #Arab League countries lack clear legal definitions and enforcement of #rape laws, leaving #women and girls without real protection. 👉 Read more in this article by MCJN member Naziha Saeed for Muwatin Net. muwatin.net/en/81263/ara...

Our @biggive.bsky.social campaign is now closed! 💙 Thanks to your generosity, we raised £𝟏𝟑,𝟗𝟓𝟓! Your support will help us provide more mentorships, peer support, and individual crisis support for local Arab women 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬. — The Marie Colvin Journalists’ Network

In our latest update, read about how iconic war reporter Marie Colvin’s legacy is supporting women journalists throughout the Middle East. With many thanks to @mariecolvinnet.bsky.social, Nour Swirki, Aziza Nofal and Aya Mansour for contributing! #MarieColvin #MiddleEast #journalism #legacy

📢 Final call to support our @biggive.bsky.social campaign “Building resilience among Arab women journalists.” We’ve smashed our match-funding goal but are eager to raise another £1,065 to support even more members. Your support is invaluable to our mission! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

The Free Press, bought by Paramount for $150M, claimed the Gaza famine was exaggerated based on images of a dozen Palestinians, but their investigation was incomplete. MCJN member Maha Hussaini (🇵🇸) joins Ryan Grim in publishing this article for @dropsitenews.com. www.dropsitenews.com/p/bari-weiss...

The Free Press Called Out "Incomplete" Reporting on Gaza's Starving Children. Here's the Complete Story.

CBS's Bari Weiss touted Free Press article as the "ground truth." Drop Site spoke to the actual families.

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Only 1 day left! ⏰ We’re so close to reaching our £𝟏𝟓,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 in the @biggive.bsky.social campaign, and we can do it together! Your support means mentorship, peer networks, and crisis aid for local Arab women journalists! Every donation truly counts. 💙 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

We are now only £1500 off reaching £15k! Can we reach £15k by 15th Oct?! Can you help us? As journalists and wider populations now begin to process the last traumatic two years of relentless war, the opportunity to provide potentially transformative support is greater than ever... shorturl.at/EdwEp

Building resilience amongst Arab women journalists – Big Give

For local Arab journalists, the toll of reporting constantly on death, destruction, famine and displacement -often while experiencing it oneself …

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Marie Colvin Journalists' Network@mariecolvinnet.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Thank you @journalismnews.bsky.social for featuring our @biggive.bsky.social campaign. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we hope to make a real impact by offering 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 & 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 to women journalists in need. 🔗 www.journalism.co.uk/news/-10k-cr...

In this episode of BBC ’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, “Journalists Working in Exile,” MCJN members Hind Aleryani (Yemen) & Naziha Saeed (Bahrain) share how they keep reporting on their countries from afar when it’s no longer safe to be there. Listen here ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/3UGz...

Journalists working in exile

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#WorldMentalHealthDay: People in conflict zones face a disproportionately high burden of mental health issues. Trauma, displacement, and instability all take a toll. Here are some 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 you should know. (Source: @who.int) www.who.int/campaigns/wo...

GAZA | Samar Abu Elouf (MCJN member from #Gaza) and Raja Abdulrahim (MCJN mentor) contributed to this 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕧𝕖 𝕡𝕚𝕖𝕔𝕖 by @nytimes.com titled 'We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here's What Happened to Them.' www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Thank you @journalismnews.bsky.social for featuring our @biggive.bsky.social campaign. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we hope to make a real impact by offering 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 & 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 to women journalists in need. 🔗 www.journalism.co.uk/news/-10k-cr...

£10k crowdfunder to support mental health of Arab women journalists smashes target within 24 hours

The Marie Colvin Journalists' Network will provide mentorships, trauma counselling and professional development for women in the Middle East and North Africa, as global funding for media faces intense...

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We smashed our target in just two days of the @biggive.bsky.social campaign! 💫🌟 Thank you all for your incredible support; whether you donated generously, shared our message, or championed our mission, we’re truly grateful. 💙 (1)

In the recent podcast 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝, MCJN member Ruwaida Amer shares how she continued reporting from #Gaza while facing hunger, displacement, and the loss of murdered colleagues. @972mag.com www.972mag.com/podcast-the-... #GazaJournalists

We asked our members: What does it mean to be part of the 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬' 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? Hear their powerful testimonies! 🩵 〰️Help us build resilience amongst Arab women journalists by supporting our @biggive.bsky.social campaign: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #MCJN #WGMF #Women

✨ We're so close to 𝟓𝟎%! ✨ Our fundraiser is just steps away from halfway — and we’re aiming to get there tonight! Now’s the perfect time to give 💙 Every donation will be matched 🟰 𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #WGMF #MCJN @biggive.bsky.social

A message from MCJN’s mentor Hind Hassan: Support 𝐌𝐂𝐉𝐍 in building resilience among Arab women journalists. 💙 Our @biggive.bsky.social 7-day fundraiser is LIVE ➖help us provide training, resources & safety. 📲 Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #UKcharity #WGMF #WomenJournos

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 A collection of reports by Palestinian journalist Ruwaida Amer, a member of #MCJN from #Gaza. ➖ Edited by Paul Komesaroff and Sally Gardner. 🔗 The book is readable and downloadable here: www.palaver.com/stories-from...