On 13 April 2022, the historic Sicilian photojournalist passed away at the age of 87. With her intense black and white shots, she told 40 years of tormented Italian history: from mafia wars to terrorism and mental illness to poverty, with a special focus on women’s lives and experiences.

She was the best-known Russian journalist abroad. She denounced the atrocities of the war in Chechnya and the rampant corruption by openly accusing Putin and the ruling oligarchy of violating human rights and restricting press freedom. After constant intimidation and threats, Anna was killed in 2006.

Turkey is the leading country for cases of legal harassment against women journalists, followed by India, Russia and China. “Through vexatious lawsuits, wherein the judicial process in and of itself serves as punishment, women journalists are harassed and intimidated,” says Ceren İskit, from the “Coalition for Women in Journalism”. Read this article for the full interview with Ceren.

Women journalists who came to cover a rally organized by the Islamist movement Ennahdha were faced with sexual insults and misconduct. A strategy of intimidation aimed at dissuading them from returning to the ground and exercising their profession.

The Egyptian Nawal El Saadawi, one of the greatest Arab feminist icons, passed away on 21 March 2021, at the age of 89. In tribute to this rebellious woman and revolutionary spirit defying taboos, censorship and dictatorship, Hafidha Chakir, Tunisian jurist and feminist has just published a small book devoted to her: “Nawal El Saadaoui. Collection of texts.”

“Go and rape Ukrainian women. But don't tell me anything, I don't want to know anything, do you understand?” This was a part of the chilling phone conversation between a young Russian soldier stationed in Ukraine and his wife, in April 2022, two months after Russia invaded Ukraine. The conversation was published on the channels of the Sbu, the Ukrainian security service.