WPF expresses our deepest solidarity with Linda Tirado, a courageous photojournalist who was gravely injured by Minneapolis police while covering the George Floyd protests in 2020.

WPF is gravely concerned by the verbal and physical aggression directed at thirteen journalists in various Colombian cities during their coverage of recent anti-government protests.

Turkey: Journalists Threatened While Following Healthcare Strike For Murdered Doctor In Konya

Journalist Suzy Badoyan was obstructed in the field when a member of parliament belonging to the ruling Civil Contract in Armenia snatched her phone and hurt her hand during an interview.

Journalists Francisca Sandoval and Fabiola Moreno were among three media members injured by gunfire.

IDF officers shot journalist Nasreen Salem in the head with a rubber bullet while she was covering the violence that unfolded at the Al-Aqsa mosque.

Journalist Annie Shirazi and other women journalists were reportedly assaulted by pro-government journalist Maleeha Hashmey.

At least seven journalists, including three women, working with independent news portal Sota.Vision have been detained

Mtavari Arkhi TV’s Ema Gogokhia and Formula TV’s Nano Chakvetadze, and their respective camera crews, were physically attacked in separate instances in the field.

Journalists Fatima Mövlamli, Sevinj Sadygova and Teymur Karimov were forcibly taken by the police covering a protest in the capital of Azerbaijan.

Two video journalists, including a woman working for the Agence France-Presse (AFP) were attacked during an anti-vax protests in Paris.

Photographer Estelle Ruiz was physically assaulted by protesters during an anti-vax demonstration in Nantes in France.

Ma Hmu Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun, a video journalist, was arrested by the military forces while covering a peaceful anti-regime protest.

At least five journalists were physically assaulted by a mob while covering the lead-up to the election in the state of Tripura.

Officers from The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) broke into Norah Okafor’s house in the middle of the night without any prior notice. They harassed Norfah’s family and damaged her property without offering any reasons. According to Norah, they were armed men who came prepared in a vehicle and were around 25 in number. Norah is understandably shocked at this entirely unprovoked attack.