US EditionUN agency reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to online abuse
The UN Women report finds 70% of women activists face online violence, with 41% experiencing linked offline harm and nearly 25% targeted by AI-driven attacks.
- On Tuesday, UN Women and partners published a study in Geneva showing more than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists reported online violence, with over 40% linking it to real-world attacks.
- The "Tipping Point" report links the surge to social media and artificial intelligence, drawing on input from more than 6,900 respondents across 119 countries.
- What begins on a screen can quickly fuel harassment, researchers say, listing offline attacks including physical or sexual assault, stalking, verbal harassment and swatting targeting women journalists, rights defenders and activists using deepfake images and manipulated content.
- UN Women and the report's authors urged stronger laws, better monitoring, and more accountability for tech companies, while Sarah Hendricks said abuse aims to `shame, silence and push them out of public debate`.
- Julie Posetti said cases of real-world harm linked to online violence have more than doubled over five years, with 42% in 2025 warning it risks journalists' safety and deters reporting.
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Seven out of ten women human rights defenders, activists and journalists have experienced online violence in the course of their work.
More than two thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported online violence and more than 40% say they have faced attacks in the real world linked to digital abuse, according to a report.
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UN agency reports rise in violence against women journalists and activists linked to online abuse
UN Women partners has published a new study that found more than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online.
This data was presented on Tuesday in a new report by the European Commission and UN Women's "Act to End Violence against Women" program, in partnership with researchers from TheNerve, the University of London, and the International Centre for Journalists, in collaboration with the Organization […]
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