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Venezuela: Journalists Forced to Erase Coverage of El Palito Refinery Oil Spill
CFWIJ and WPF condemns the recent actions of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (Dgcim) in Venezuela, which forced journalists Ruth Lara Castillo and María Torres to delete their coverage of the El Palito refinery oil spill.
Afghanistan: CFWIJ Registers Strong Protest Against New Restrictions Policing Women’s Bodies
In the latest rollback on women’s rights, the Taliban have ordered women to cover their faces when in public.
Afghanistan: CFWIJ Calls on Taliban To Lift Restrictions On News Media Operations, Condemns Ban On BBC, DW, VOA Broadcasts
In a fresh wave of violations against press freedom, the Taliban government has hit international media outlets with broadcast bans.
Azerbaijan: Journalists Fatime Mövlamli, Sevinj Sadygova Beaten, Detained While Covering Protest in Baku
Journalists Fatima Mövlamli, Sevinj Sadygova and Teymur Karimov were forcibly taken by the police covering a protest in the capital of Azerbaijan.
Russia: CFWIJ Demands Safety Of Elena Milashina Be Ensured
Journalist Elena Milashina was forced to flee the country after repeated threats from Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.
Iran: CFWIJ Alarmed At Alieh Motalebzadeh, Narges Mohammadi’s Transfer To Prison Known For Inmate Abuse
Arrested Iranian journalists Alieh Motalebzadeh and Narges Mohammadi were transferred to Qarchak women’s prison in Varamin.
Egypt: CFWIJ Welcomes Sanaa Seif’s Release After 18 Months In Jail
Sanaa Seif, activist, writer and film editor was released from jail after serving 18 months convicted.
Iran: CFWIJ Condemns The Prison Sentence Given To Mehrnoush Tafian And Narges Mohammadi
State authorities continue to persecute women journalists in the country in an attempt to silence the valid human rights concerns they raise. On September 26, Narges Mohammadi confirmed that the courts have sentenced her to prison due to the nature of her work. Less than a month later on October 20, Mehrnoush Tafian's prison sentence was also announced by judicial authorities. The country has a long and worrying history of targeting and silencing women journalists by subjecting them to long prison sentences and the latest example of sentencing two journalists for merely doing their job adds to this concerning trend.