WPF urges Israeli government and its representatives to respect the independence of journalists and cease their attempts to discredit the press for asking critical questions about its actions in Gaza.

WPF expresses deep concern over the sudden departure of Sangita Myska, a renowned radio presenter and former BBC reporter, from LBC.

WPF stands in firm support of the over 50 journalists who have courageously called for unrestricted access for the foreign press to Gaza.

The Russian government announced it has added 14 new journalists from the United Kingdom to its blacklist, barring them from the country.

Sagal Mustafe Hassan Nur, Naima Abdi Ahmed and eight other journalists were arrested in Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region while covering a prison scuffle.

In a fresh wave of violations against press freedom, the Taliban government has hit international media outlets with broadcast bans.

The police have launched a probe into the killing of Kate Mitchell, a worker for BBC Media Action

BBC journalist Fiona Irving was interrupted by seven men during her live broadcast. The men ran across the camera screaming sexist remarks against the journalist before the transmission had to be abruptly halted. Fiona took to her social media to register her protest against the incident, calling out the misogynistic culture that enables this behaviour. This comes at a time when the United Kingdom is dealing with the question of categorizing misogyny as a hate crime

Htet Htet Khine, a freelance producer for BBC Media Action, was arrested by military authorities on August 15, along with Sithu Aung Myint, an independent columnist and commentator. The military-run Myawaddy reported the arrest of both journalists. The two were supposedly hiding in an apartment in the Bahan Township of Yangon when police arrested them.

Sarah Rainsford, a BBC correspondent in Moscow, was denied an extension to her work visa. According to the reports announced on Russia 24, she will have to leave the country by the end of August. The reasons behind the decision were explained as retaliation to the United Kingdom failing to grant visas to Russian journalists.