WPF expresses solidarity with Anabel Hernández and Reyna Ramírez, who were singled out by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during a press conference.

Unurtsetseg Naran has been unjustly sentenced to four years and nine months behind bars.

Authorities have initiated an investigation into Zülal Kalkandelen for her column, which criticized the activities of religious groups with children under the protection of the state.

Journalist Mariam Laham arrested, detained for 11 hours, during which her home was searched and her laptop was tampered with.

May 17 marks one year to investigative journalist Rozina Islam’s arrest under espionage charges.

The police barged into the home of blogger Alena Yanushkouskaya’s adopted daughter to inquire about the journalist.

Rozina Islam, an established journalist for Prothom Alo newspaper, is still under investigation.

State authorities searched the apartment of ex-TV broadcaster Katerina Pytleva on September 7. The journalist fled the country earlier this year after facing threats of a possible criminal case against her. The CFWIJ is alarmed by the persistent harassment of women journalists in the country. We have recorded several threats and violations against press freedom, particularly involving women journalists. The mounting threats to journalists under Lukashenko’s regime have created a repressive environment for press freedom. The CFWIJ urges the present government to break this pattern.

BirGün Gazetesi muhabiri Sarya Toprak, Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanı tarafından haber yapma hakkı ihlal edildi. Kamuya açık alanda yangında mağdur olan yurttaşlarla konuşmasını video çekmek isteyen muhabir, bakan tarafından engellendi. Gazeteci ayrıca, polis tarafından zorla alandan uzaklaştırdı.

BirGün Newspaper reporter Sarya Toprak was impeded by the ministry of Environment and Urbanization. The reporter was filming areas and citizens affected by the recent wildfire but was prevented from doing so by the minister. The journalist was then forcibly removed from the area by the police force. This directly impedes her ability to report.

Journalists Dilek Gül and Gülşah İnce, who were covering wildfires in Turkey, faced an accreditation barrier by the security forces. The decision came out from the higher authorities as the reason given for the journalists. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns this attempt to silence the press. Journalists should be able to do their job under any conditions without discrimination.

A prominent Iranian human rights activist and journalist living in New York, Masih Alinejad was the target of an international kidnapping attempt.

Mildred Manrique, 800 Noticias’ journalist, affirmed that security forces attempted to search her house without having a prior notice or a search warrant. The journalist also included that the police officers were carrying long weapons. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns Venezuelan security officials for intimidating Mildred. We demand clarification into this deliberate threat against the journalist.

A former Tut.By employee and writer, Yulia Chernyavskaya is suffering serious health problems under house arrest. Yulia’s defense is now asking for leniency in her punishment to at least allow her hospital visits. Her counsel is ready to give a personal guarantee that she will not leave her home under any other circumstances. Yulia was put under house arrest more than two months ago.