CFWIJ helps 70 journalists and families to evacuate from Afghanistan

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 28 August 2021

The Coalition for Women in Journalism has played a crucial role in evacuating 70 journalists and their families from Afghanistan. With over 2,500 additional requests for evacuation, the organization is actively working to prioritize those most at risk.

Summary

Since the Taliban took over the Afghanistan capital Kabul earlier this month, the Coalition for Women in Journalism (CFWIJ) has helped to evacuate 70 women and men and their families in the last eight days, but the priority list is getting longer.

The founder and award-winning Pakistani journalist Kiran Nazish (pictured) said that the non-profit organization had received more than 2,500 applications to move people into safe houses. Their volunteers have spent days narrowing that down to an urgent list of at least 300 women journalists, academics, and activists.

The CFWIJ is hard at work helping reporters most in danger out of Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover but she further said that many are still in urgent need of help.

KEY POINTS:

• CFWIJ evacuated 70 journalists and families from Afghanistan.
• Over 2,500 evacuation applications received.
• Urgent list includes at least 300 women journalists and activists.
• Kiran Nazish highlights the ongoing need for assistance.
• Volunteers tirelessly narrow down priority cases.