Kateryna Klochko, while documenting a demonstration against power cuts in Zaporizhzhia, faced physical aggression from a protester who objected to her coverage.

WPF denounces the attack on journalist Chinmayee Sahoo and her Argus News colleagues by former minister Das Raghunandan in Bhubaneswar.

WPF condemns the assault on Costanza Castiglioni and crew from the program 'Fuori dal Coro' of network Retequattro in Florence.

WPF staunchly condemns the violent attack against Rena Kouvelioti. The journalist was investigating a story of great public concern, illegal oxygen welding in an area of the country dangerously prone to deadly fires when she was physically assaulted by an operator for the welding company.

WPF stands with Ia Sartania and condemns the violent and homophobic assault she endured on the Tbilisi metro.

WPF is gravely concerned by the verbal and physical aggression directed at thirteen journalists in various Colombian cities during their coverage of recent anti-government protests.

At least five journalists in Australia have faced targeted accusations and smear campaigns from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp media outlets following their reporting on Gaza.

During a match between Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín, six journalists fell victim to violent fan attacks, sparking worries about press safety in sports venues. The police, alarmingly, did not step in.

WPF and the CFWIJ is deeply appalled and gravely concerned by the vicious assault on Jessica Bobo and Sbu Maingo of Mpuma Kapa TV (MPKTV) while they were covering a story in Airport Valley, Walmer.

TVA Vicenza journalist Martina Mazzaro was assaulted while reporting on drug issues in Campo Marzo, Vicenza.

The editor of the "Green Portal", Yanina Melnikova was detained for 72 hours and yet not released. Security forces raided the journalist's house and took Yanina for interrogation. She is still under custody. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) demands authorities to release her immediately. Journalism is not a crime.

Female anchor Beheshta Arghand left Afghanistan due to the deteriorating political conditions in the country. Arghand came into public view after interviewing Maulvi Abdulhaq Hemad, a high ranking Taliban representative earlier in August for TOLO News. The interview got international attention since this was the first time a Taliban representative had given an interview to an Afghan woman journalist.

Several protests have erupted in Los Angeles by right wing political organizers ranging from issues like trans rights to covid vaccination programs. However, one thing has remained common: members of the press are unsafe during their coverage. Particularly journalists belonging from socially vulnerable groups find themselves being repeatedly and violently targeted by participants in these rallies.

Alice Taylor, the founder of Balkanista.com and co-editor for Exit News, received death threats over social media. A Facebook user messaged Alice that he would find her and have words with her, even threatening to rip her skull off. Taylor replied, saying she would report him to the police, to which the individual continued to accost the journalist.

The Guardian reporter Lois Beckett was assaulted by protesters while covering an anti-transgender rally outside a spa in Los Angeles. The journalist posted a video of the attackers against her on social media. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the vicious attack against Lois. We demand the U.S. authorities identify and appeal necessary criminal sanctions to the attackers. Journalists must do their jobs freely and safely.