Turkiye: Öznur Değer Faces Legal and Online Harassment After Confronting Police Officer’s Sexist Remarks

Authorities launch an investigation into JİN News reporter Öznur Değer for "insulting a public official." Probe initiated after she stood up to a police officer’s sexist remarks during a protest in Mêrdîn against the killing of two Kurdish journalists in Syria.

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Turkiye: Journalists Face Arrests for Demanding Justice for Murdered Kurdish Colleagues

Nine people, including seven journalists, were detained in Şişhane, Istanbul, while attempting to hold a press statement in memory of murdered Kurdish journalists Jihan Belki and Nazım Daştan.

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Turkiye: 9 Journalists Detained in Van During Protest Against Killings of Kurdish Reporters

Police in Van attacked and detained journalists and activists protesting the killing of Kurdish journalists Jihan Belki and Nazim Dashdam in a Turkish drone strike in North Syria.

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Syria: Turkish Drone Strike Kills Kurdish Journalists Jihan Belki and Nazim Dashdam

WPF is outraged by the Turkish drone strike that killed journalists Jihan Belki and Nazim Dashdam near the Tishrin Dam, on the outskirts of Kobani. They were reporting on attacks on the dam when, according to local human rights groups, their vehicle was "directly" targeted.

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Turkiye: Çiğdem Akbayrak Faces Renewed Legal Harassment for 2018 Tweet

Journalist Çiğdem Akbayrak faces trial for "insulting the president" over a 2018 tweet criticizing Turkey's Afrin military operation. Despite the Constitutional Court ruling that the initial decision violated her rights, the case has been reopened.

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Somalia: Security Officers Brutally Beat Shukri Caab, Forcing Her into Hiding

While covering a protest in Mogadishu, Caabi was beaten with a pistol & stick, left with injuries to her head & hand, and forced into hiding.

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Poland: Ex-PM Falsely Links Justyna Dobrosz-Oracz to Russian Spy – WPF Condemns Attempt to Discredit

Justyna Dobrosz-Oracz, a journalist at TVP, is suing former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki for defamation after he falsely accused her of having ties to a Russian spy.

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Georgia: WPF Condemns Continued Attacks on Journalists Covering Anti-Government Protests

TV Pirveli journalist Nanuka Kajaia was threatened live on air in Tbilisi on December 17, 2024. A day earlier, in Batumi, Eter Turadze, editor of Batumelebi, was obstructed while covering a protest at the Constitutional Court.

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Burundi: WPF Demands Immediate Release of Sandra Muhoza After Unjust Sentence

Court sentences journalist Sandra Muhoza to 1 year & 9 months in prison on politically motivated charges of “attacking the integrity of national territory” & “racial aversion.”

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France : RTL Reporter Hermine Le Clech Harassed and Assaulted While Covering Shooting Aftermath

On December 9, 2024, Espreso TV journalist Maria Ivanovska was threatened by an armed man in Kremenchuk while investigating alleged sales of banned Russian oil products.

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Sudan: Women Press Freedom Demands Justice for Slain Journalist Hanan Adam

Women Press Freedom strongly condemns the brutal murder of journalist Hanan Adam and her brother by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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Moldova: WPF Condemns Chișinău Mayor's Offensive Comments Against Journalists

Chișinău Mayor Ion Ceban calls journalists "alcoholics," "clowns," & "sycophants," accusing them of serving the govt. Those targeted by the outrageous accusations included journalists Nata Albot and Mariana Rață.

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Ukraine: Armed Men Threaten and Harass Espreso TV Journalist Maria Ivanovska

On December 9, 2024, Espreso TV journalist Maria Ivanovska was threatened by an armed man in Kremenchuk while investigating alleged sales of banned Russian oil products.

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Ukraine: Corruption Exposé Sparks Retaliatory Lawsuit Against Yana Korniychuk

Oleksandr Govorushchak, a senior official at Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), has filed a lawsuit against the investigative outlet Slidstva.Info and journalist Yana Korniychuk.

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Finland: Multiple Journalists Face Police Obstruction During Far-Right March Coverage

Several journalists and photojournalists faced obstruction from police while covering the far-right 612 March and counterdemonstrations in Helsinki.

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