WPF unequivocally stands with Najma Hussein, Ramla Abubakar, and Yasmin Mohamed, and other Somali women journalists in Kenya who face deeply entrenched cultural and gender-based challenges.

WPF commends the Kajiado High Court's ruling awarding 10 million shillings ($78,000) in compensation to journalist Javeria Siddique, the widow of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif.

WPF condemns the police brutality directed at Maureen Mureithi and numerous journalists covering the Occupy Parliament demonstrations.

WPF stands in solidarity with Sandra Muhoza, a journalist unjustly charged and detained under harsh conditions in Burundi.

CFWIJ and WPF stands in unyielding solidarity with Namukabo Werungah and her team who were surrounded by an armed group, trapped and threatened while on assignment in Kenya, on February 3.

In a police raid on a Nairobi bar, journalists were violently assaulted, with Jane Kibira and Boniface Bogita sustaining stab injuries.

A senior police officer was arrested pending trial for the brutal 2020 assault on well-known radio host Angela Muiruri.

Photojournalist Javeria Siddique — the widow of prominent Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif, who was tragically killed in Kenya a year ago — has filed a lawsuit against an elite Kenyan police unit.

Police throw tear gas canisters at journalists Halima Mohamed and Elizabeth Mutinda covering anti-government demonstrations, forcing them to run for safety.

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

DW East Africa correspondent Mariel Müller was injured while covering a protest in Nairobi when police authorities confronted the demonstrators. She was attacked by two tear gas canisters fired by the police, presumably to disperse the crowd. The incident, and the ensuing silence from Kenyan authorities, has resulted in widespread international condemnation.

Journalist Judie Kaberia shared her unfortunate experience of facing harassment in a recent opinion piece. Judie stated that while she was working as a parliament reporter a few years back, a powerful politician kept brushing off her for an interview for the entire month. After a month the politician confirmed his appointment for the interview but delayed the designated time until it was night. Then he invited Judie to follow him in the hotel room as he was “tired”.