Exiled journalist Lyudmila Savitskaya has been subjected to continuous legal and financial harassment by the Russian regime, WPF is worryingly documenting.

WPF is dismayed by a court’s decision ordering Giulia Cortese to pay damages to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for “defamatory remarks” she made on social media, which the court deemed as "body shaming."

WPF vehemently condemns the recent judgment against journalist Nagihan Yılkın, who was fined for "insulting a public official" following her investigative work into corruption involving the former Governor of Gaziantep, Turkiye.

While covering an environmental protest in Turkey’s Mugla Province, police arrest and fine renowned reporter Zeynep Kuray for trespassing.

القاهرة،مصر، 6 أكتوبر، 2020-- إخلاء سبيل الصحفية بسمة مصطفي بكفالة مالية 2000 جنيه مصري ما يعادل 100 دولار أمريكي. يرحب تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة بقرار إخلاء السبيل ويهيب بالسلطات المصرية أن تتخذ خطوات أخري لتحرير الصحافة في مصر غير أطلاق سراح الصحفيين وإزالة القيود علي حرية الصحافة في مصر.

Journalist Basma Mostafa released on a 2000 L.E bail approximately 100 $. The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the release and urges the Egyptian authorities to take further steps to liberate free press by releasing journalists and revoking barriers to free press.

Journalist and press officer of Radio La Costeñísima, Kalúa Salazar was sentenced to pay a fine of 7684 córdobas (approx. 220 USD), for the crime of slander after she reported on corruption by the mayor of El Rama municipality. The fine equals to four months of salary of Kalua.