WPF stands in solidarity with Sima Sabet, a former BBC and Iran International journalist, who the Metropolitan Police instructed to leave her residence following the stabbing of her colleague, an Iranian TV presenter in Wimbledon.

An alarming and targeted assassination attempt against two news presenters working for the Persian language news channel Iran International in London has been uncovered.

Journalist María Luisa Estrada Hernández escapes an assassination attempt in Guadalajara after authorities refuse to protect her.

Unknown persons attempted to kill journalist Lissette Ormanza and masked the incident as a road accident due to her reporting on a bus crash.

Journalist and activist Rebecca Linda Marlene Spöressor shared on Facebook on Friday, July 23 that she survived an assassination attempt. She confirmed that her friend stood in-between her and the attacker, taking all of the gunshots himself. Rebecca was wounded by projectiles from the fired bullets, though she remembers holding a briefcase that protected her from further injuries. Rebecca sustained scratches to her arms and chest. CFWIJ condemns the attack on the journalist and demands a swift inquiry into this assassination attempt. We demand the police to conduct a thorough search and catch the culprit behind this attack.