Women Press Freedom stands in strong solidarity with journalist Tara Das, who has endured two instances of violent sexual assault, harassment, victim-blaming, and blackmail during her twenty-year career in the media industry.

WPF stands in absolute solidarity with Adina Florea, a reporter for BIRN and former VICE Romania journalist.

WPF is appalled by the recent rape allegations of a young sports journalist by four players from the Argentine soccer club Vélez Sarsfield.

Spanish journalist and author Ruth Baza has accused French film star Gérard Depardieu of raping her nearly 30 years ago.

Libel suit against Pelin Özkaptan for her outlet Gazete Karınca’s reporting on a rape trial, latest in a string of alleged abusers suing women journalists for defamation in Turkiye.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the Colombian state responsible for the abduction, rape, and torture of journalist Jineth Bedoya in 2000. The court claimed that officials of the state were not only directly responsible for the torture Jineth suffered but institutions enabled the sexual assault by not taking the threats against Jineth seriously despite earlier complaints. The courts believed the negligence was a result of gender discrimination and ordered that those involved should be given adequate punishment.

Several women journalists face gendered attacks and threats on Twitter after criticizing Prime Minister Imran Khan for his remarks on the rising rates of sexual violence in the country. In a recent interview with an international media outlet, Khan reasserted his misogynistic comments regarding rape in the country, linking the crime to the attire of the survivor.

Rape accused journalist Tarun Tejpal was acquitted of rape and assault charges by the Indian court on May 21. Tarun was charged with rape and assault crime against a staff reporter during a conference in Goa in 2013. The trial was initiated in 2017 and Tarun Tejpal was booked with charges of sexual harassment, rape, and wrongful restraint.