WPF expresses grave concern over the arbitrary arrests of political commentator Sonia Dahmani, journalists Borhen Bssais, and Mourad Zeghidi, and the detention of France 24’s Maryline Dumas.

Journalist Chahrazed Akacha was detained on Thursday, April 14 by a Tunisian court for criticizing the interior minister and the police of the country.

Security forces attacked at least 9 journalists, of which three of them women, while following the anti-government protest in Tunis on World Peace Day, September 1. Meshkal’s Ghaya Bin Mubarak was physically assaulted and the rest were deliberately impeded from the scene despite showing their press credentials to the police. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) denounces police violence against journalists. We demand Tunisian authorities to ensure journalists safety, attacking them instead.

Myriam Bribri, a Tunisian blogger and activist, who documented a security agent’s attempt to assault a citizen, was arrested by the Tunisian authorities. She was charged with Article 86 of the Telecommunication Code - a law that was repealed.

١٤ نوفمبر، تونس، تونس—تتعرض الصحفية منى البوعزيزي لهجمات على الإنترنت بسبب تغطيتها. يدعم تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة الصحفية في مواجهة هذه الممارسات والتهديدات الضارية.

Journalist Mona Al Bou-Azizi attacked online over her coverage. The Coalition For Women In Journalism stands with the journalist against these odious threats.

تونس،تونس،18 سبتمبر،2020—بعد عامين من التحضير الدؤوب أطلاق مجلس الصحافة التونسي. المجلس هو هيئة مستقلة غير ربحية تهدف إلى حماية حرية الصحافة وحق المواطن في الوصول للمعلومات. تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة يرحب بتشكيل المجلس ويعتبره خطوة نحو دعم حرية الصحافة في تونس.

Tunisian Press Council is formed following two years of rigorous preparation. The council is a nonprofit independent entity that aims to protect press freedom and defend citizen's access to right to information. The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the formation of Tunisian Press Council as a right step towards ensuring press freedom.

تونس،تونس، 16 يوليو 2020-- تم الحكم على المدونة اَمنة الشرقي بالحبس لمدة 6 أشهر وغرامة مالية مقدارها 2000 دينار تونسي ما يعادل ( 650 دولار) بتهمة التعدي على المقدسات ونشر الكراهية بين الأديان والأعراق في 14 يوليو.

Blogger Amna El Sharqi received a sentence of 6 months in prison and 2000 Tunisian dinars (650 USD) fine for charges on violating sanctities and calling for hatred between religions and races on July 14.

تونس،تونس، 18 يوليو 2020— نشرت المدونة التونسية أمنة الشرقي تدوينة ساخرة بعنوان"سورة كورونا" وتم الحكم عليها في 14 يوليو بالحبس لمدة ستة أشهر ودفع غرامة مالية 2000 دينار تونسي ما يعادل(650$) بتهمة الحض علي كراهية الأديان.وقد طعن محاموها علي الحكم

Tunisian blogger Amna Al-Sharqi who posted a clearly satirical blog post called “Surah Corona” was sentenced to six months in prison on charges of inciting interreligious hatred on July 14. She was also fined 2,000 Tunisian dinars ($650) for "undermining religious rituals". The sentence will be appealed by her lawyers. She was summoned for interrogation in early May after receiving death threats and accusations of "desecrating" the Quran.