Iran: Urgent Policy Recommendations - WPF Calls for End to Abuse of Women Journalists in Iranian Prisons
WPF is gravely concerned about the ongoing human rights abuses against jailed women journalists and activists in Iran, exemplified by the violent assault by a prison guard on Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi this week. Today, WPF is launching an urgent warning and a series of policy recommendations directed at the Iranian government, highlighting the dire conditions these women face in detention.
Canada: Women Press Freedom Outlines Essential Measures to Combat Police Violence Against Journalists in Canada
In Canada, a country that prides itself on democratic values and freedoms, journalists are increasingly becoming targets of police violence. WPF recommends several policy measures and actions to be noted by the federal and regional government, members of parliament, and civil society organizations.
US: Women Press Freedom Joins Coalition to Urge Sen. Durbin to Advance the PRESS Act
WPF announces that we have joined the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) and 122 other organizations and individuals in a unified call to Senator Dick Durbin to advance the PRESS Act.
Netherlands: Women Press Freedom Raises Alarm Over Legal Intimidation of Dutch Media Following Free Press Unlimited Study
WPF expresses deep concern over the escalating legal pressures on journalists in the Netherlands, as highlighted in recent research by Free Press Unlimited.
Women Press Freedom Voices Outrage Over Hong Kong's Newly Adopted Security Laws Silencing Journalists
WPF stands firmly against the recent passage of national security law Article 23 in Hong Kong, which severely threatens the fundamental freedoms of expression and the press.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: The PRESS Act Will Protect Journalists When They Need It Most
CFWIJ and WPF stands firmly in agreement with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in their latest call to action relating to the Protect Reporters from Exploitive State Spying (PRESS) Act, H.R. 4250.
Canada: Drop Bogus Charges Against Brandi Morin Immediately, CFWIJ and WPF Demand
CFWIJ and WPF joins more than a half-dozen press freedom groups to drop the bogus charges against Brandi Morin, an esteemed journalist who was simply doing her job.
CFWIJ and WPF Applaud House for PRESS Act Passage, Urge Senate to Act
CFWIJ and WPF welcomes the recent passage of the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act, H.R. 4250, by the U.S. House of Representatives.
CFWIJ Calls to Safeguard Press Freedom Against Surveillance in EU Media Legislation
Permitting the surveillance of journalists under the pretext of “national security” compromises the essential principles of press freedom and independence, which are vital to the functioning of a democratic society.
Women Press Freedom Calls For Global Action Against Israel's Deliberate Targeting of Journalists
The horrific and persistent targeting of journalists in Gaza and Lebanon represents an ongoing crisis that undermines the fundamental rights of journalists to report safely and without fear.
Russia: CFWIJ and 13 Other Press Freedom Groups Urge U.S. Action on Detained Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva
In a concerted effort to address the plight of detained journalists in Russia, CFWIJ and WPF joins fourteen leading press freedom and First Amendment organizations to call upon U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken for decisive action.
CFWIJ Joins Anti-SLAPP Campaigners to Denounce Injunction Against Russian Dissident Authors
The legal action follows oppressive steps taken by the Russian government in reaction to Soldatov and Borogan's outspoken criticism of the war in Ukraine
CFWIJ and 74 Organizations Call on EU to Uphold Justice and Strengthen Anti-SLAPP Directive
In a critical juncture for European democracy and the protection of its watchdogs, the Coalition For Women In Journalism, alongside 73 civil society organizations, has sounded an urgent call regarding the trilogue process of the anti-SLAPP Directive.
Ukraine: CFWIJ and 23 Organizations Call for an End to Russian War Crimes Against Journalists in Ukraine
Deliberately targeting journalists, shelling their facilities, and engaging in arbitrary detentions and torture clearly violate international humanitarian law and press freedom.
Bangladesh: CFWIJ joins 18 Press Freedom Organizations to Call for Immediate End to Harassment and Intimidation of Journalist Adhora Yeasmean
CFWIJ joins statement to drop case against Yeasman, under investigation for reporting on alleged crimes of religious organization