Authorities label Galina Timchenko, founder of independent news site Meduza, as a “foreign agent,” accusing her of opposing Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and spreading "inaccurate information."

Women Press Freedom is deeply concerned for journalist Zhang Zhan’s safety, as she hasn’t been heard from in 2 days.

Threats against exiled journalist Mónica Velásquez and her family have escalated. Her daughters are being filmed with drones inside their rooms, and the family faces constant harassment and intimidation.

The conviction of José Miguel Narváez, former DAS deputy director, marks a crucial step toward justice for journalist Claudia Julieta Duque.

WPF is deeply appalled by the decision to award Umar Altaf Para - a controversial journalist accused of harassing multiple women journalists online with unsolicited messages - with the HRRF Awards by the IAM Council.

Women Press Freedom vehemently condemns the silencing of a woman journalist during a live broadcast of a news conference in Kabul.

The Kremlin bans 92 US citizens from entering the country, including 24 journalists. Russian Foreign Ministry cites the "Russophobic course" of the Biden administration as the reason for these sanctions.

Women Press Freedom is deeply saddened by the tragic and suspicious death of Gazi TV journalist Sarah Rahanuma, whose body was found floating in a lake.

Court orders the blocking of 69 X accounts, including those of journalists Amberin Zaman, Deniz Tekin, Berçem Mordeniz, and Öznur Değer, despite a 2020 ruling banning “virtual patrolling” by police.

Attacking journalists is an attack on truth. Deliberately targeting the press in conflict is a war crime. WPF demands an immediate ceasefire and full accountability. The world cannot stay silent.

Longo, recently fired from pro-government newspaper Últimas Noticias, is the 4th woman journalist detained since the disputed July 28 election.

Zeynep Kuray, due to stand trial in December, is accused of making "terrorist propaganda" for reporting on Kurdish fighters, protests, and Turkish military abuses.

State security (FSB) opens two more criminal cases against foreign journalists, Natalya Nahorna of 1+1 and Niklas Connolly of Deutsche Welle, for reporting from Ukrainian-controlled Sudzha. They join five other reporters bogusly charged with illegal border crossing after covering Ukrainian military incursion into Russia.

Veteran journalist Gao Yu, known for her critical reporting on the Chinese Communist Party, has been silenced as authorities cut off her internet, landline, and mobile phone access.

Thalía Flores was violently assaulted in Quito on her way to a meeting with colleagues. The attacker stole her phone, continued to shake her, and left her with a fracture after throwing her to the ground.

Attackers smashed their cameras and seized their phones. This is an attack on press freedom and women's rights. We demand immediate action and accountability.

Polish journalist Monika Andruszewska was injured in a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk’s Hotel Sapphire, which killed Reuters safety adviser Ryan Evans and injured 2 other journalists.

Journalists like Fiamma Nirenstein, Monica Maggioni, Nathania Zevi, and others now face risks of violence. This dangerous act could incite hate and antisemitism.

WPF condemns the coordinated disinformation and harassment campaigns targeting Adina Marincea for her reporting on far-right extremism and LGBTQIA+ rights.

The president of the journalist union, Indira Correia Balde, was barred from covering government activities by the Health Minister under orders from "above."