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.
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.