Amal Kadhum al-Mudaris, a well-known Iraqi broadcaster, was shot by gunmen in a passing car over the weekend. Mudaris, whose career in television and radio spans more than four decades, was badly wounded, but she was in stable condition April 29. Read the IHT article.

Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a former IWMF board member who now sits on the IWMF advisory council, has won a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. The jury cited her "courageous, clear-headed columns that evince a strong sense of morality and pervasive knowledge of the community." Read an article in The Washington Post.

Radio newscaster Iman Youssef Abdullah and her husband, Moayad Hamid, were found dead in Mosul after being kidnapped by gunmen. The couple, who were found in their car, had been shot several times and incinerated.
Earlier this month in Iraq, Khamael Muhsin, a famous television presenter during Saddam Hussein's rule, was killed, and Thaer Ahmed, assistant director of Baghdad TV, died when a car bomb struck the television offices. Read the IHT article.

An article by Eleanor Clift, co-chair of the IWMF board of directors, covers a conversation with Huda Ahmed, the IWMF's Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. Ahmed, an Iraqi journalist, discusses the Iraqi people and the U.S. government. Read the article in Newsweek.

Hundreds of journalists and others have signed an open letter to ask that Alan Johnston, the BBC's Gaza correspondent, be freed quickly and unharmed. Johnston was abducted three weeks ago. Read the BBC article and sign the petition.

Baroness Kishwer Falkner, a panelist at the IWMF's Elizabeth Neuffer Forum on March 29, was interviewed by WBUR radio, Boston's NPR affiliate. The interview aired on the station's Here & Now program. Click here to listen to the WBUR interview.

Huda Ahmed, the 2006-07 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow, is featured in an article on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's website and in its newspaper. The story covers questions of religion and life in Iraq. Visit MIT's website to read the article.

Daniele Mastrogiacomo, a journalist for the Italian daily La Repubblica, and two Afghan assistants, continue to be held after being abducted around March 4 in Afghanistan. Mastrogiacomo, a journalist with 27 years of experience, has been a La Repubblica correspondent since 2002. Read the CPJ alert.

Alan Johnston, the BBC's Gaza correspondent, was abducted in Gaza March 12. Johnston, who was been based in Gaza since 2004, was seized by four armed men as he was driving near the BBC's office. Read the CPJ alert.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 13, 2007 For more information:Lindsey Wray(202) 496-1992LWray@iwmf.org IWMF Calls for Applications for U.S....

Thirty-three women, more than 20 of whom are journalists, were arrested March 4 in Tehran after organizing a protest against charges brought against activists who organised a women's demonstration in June 2006. Several of the women remain imprisoned. Read the IFEX alert.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 6, 2007 For more information:Lindsey Wray(202) 496-1992LWray@iwmf.org Women and Islam to be Focus of 2007 ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 5, 2007 For more information:Lindsey Wray(202) 496-1992LWray@iwmf.org IWMF to Host Live Online Chat for In...

Internews has created a slideshow that celebrates women in the media in honor of International Women’s Day. The show emphasizes the impact that women are making in media all around the world. Visit Internews’ website to view the slideshow.

A 24-hour Internet radio broadcast will be held to commemorate International Women’s Day. Organized by the Women's International Network of the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, the broadcast will feature documentaries, interviews, debates, poetry and music. Click here for more information or to listen.