The proportion of surveyed women journalists, activists and human rights defenders reporting offline attacks, abuse and harassment linked to online violence rose from one-fifth in 2020 to 42 per cent in 2025, two studies conducted for UN Women found. The proportion of surveyed women journalists, activists and human rights defenders reporting offline attacks, abuse and harassment linked to online violence rose from one-fifth in 2020 to 42 per cent in 2025, two studies conducted for UN Women found.

The proportion of surveyed women journalists, activists and human rights defenders reporting offline attacks, abuse and harassment linked to online violence rose from one-fifth in 2020 to 42 per cent in 2025, two studies conducted for UN Women found.

The topic supplied - findings from UN Women-commissioned research on online violence against women journalists, activists and human rights defenders, as discussed by Julie Posetti in Columbia