WPF condemns in the strongest terms the Russian Foreign Ministry's decision to revoke the accreditation of Austrian journalist Maria Knips-Witting and order her expulsion from the country.

WPF vehemently condemns the recent detention and subsequent deportation of Aleksandra Bielakowska, the Advocacy Officer for Reporters Without Borders (RSF), by the Hong Kong authorities.

CFWIJ and WPF are deeply concerned about the protection and safety of Afghan journalist Nahid Askari following the Pakistani government's recent crackdown on Afghan migrants residing in Pakistan.

Shilan Mirzaee, an Iranian activist and journalist seeking asylum in Turkey since 2016, is at risk of imminent deportation to Iran.

French Photojournalist Thérèse Di Campo and reporter Quentin Müller forcefully deported from the country.

Honduran journalist Kenia Gonzalez deported from Nicaragua for “defending” Christians.

Popular Kuwaiti TV host Fayer Al-Saeed was denied entry into Lebanon, and informed by officials that she is permanently barred from the country.

French correspondents Agnes Faivre and Sophie Douce deported from Burkina Faso.

Russian journalist Aleksandra Shvedchenko detained at Georgian airport and refused entry to the country.

Photographer and independent reporter Stefanie Glinski has been forced to deport from Afghanistan and denied re-entry.

VICE’s award-winning journalist Isobel Yeung was not allowed to work in Kabul as Taliban authorities instructed her to “immediately” leave the country.

Journalist Stefanie Glinski and nine other journalists were detained by the United States Armed Forces at Kabul airport. They were intercepted before they could continue into the city. Despite the journalists wanting to stay in Kabul and arranging transport between the airport and the city, the U.S. forces deported the journalists. The marines allegedly pushed journalists onto an airplane that was meant for vulnerable Afghans looking to flee.

The CBC News team including two women journalists were deported this weekend despite valid press credential and complying with the protocols set for foreign journalists working from Uganda. The Coalition For Women In Journalism finds this unexpected deportation, an attack on press freedom. We urge authorities to prevent such obstructions to reporters in the lead up to elections.

الكويت، 22 أكتوبر—ترحيل المذيعة سازديل الكاك أثر مزاعم بانتهاك قانون الاخلاق العامة ونشر محتوي غير لائق علي مواقع التواصل الأجتماعي. يدعم تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة المذيعة سازديل في مواجهة هذا التعدي علي حريتها في التعبير وحقها ف الاختيار ويطالب السلطات الكويتية بالنزوع عن أستخدام مصطلحات فضفاضة مثل " انتهاك الأداب العامة " لتقييد الحريات الشخصية والحق في التعبير.

TV presenter Sazdell deported from Kuwait over claims of violating dress code conduct and posting so called immoral social media content. The Coalition For Women In Journalism supports Sazdell against this infringement of her freedom of expression and choice and calls upon Kuwaiti authorities to refrain from using vague terms like “ violating public morals” to limit personal freedoms and free speech.