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Turkiye: Police Assault and Threaten Eylül Deniz Yaşar During Detention
WPF supports Yaşar's decision to file a complaint against police officers who subjected the journalist to physical assault, racist insults, and threats when they violently detained her.
Russia: Antonina Favorskaïa Sentenced After Laying Flowers at Navalny's Grave
WPF is outraged by SotaVision journalist Antonina Favorskaïa’s ten-day sentence in prison for allegedly refusing to comply with police officers' demands; the arrest is clearly a targeted reprisal for her extensive reporting on Alexei Navalny.
Turkiye: Police Assault and Detain Journalists Covering Kurdish New Year Celebrations
WPF is appalled by the police violence and unjust detention of journalists covering the Kurdish New Year Celebrations (Nowruz) in Istanbul.
West Bank: Soldiers Detain and Assault Bushra Al-Taweel
WPF stands strongly against the assault on Bushra Al-Taweel by Israeli soldiers before being arrested.
Azerbaijan: Police Raid Independent Media Outlet, Detain Around 20 Journalists
WPF is deeply concerned by the recent events in Azerbaijan, where the authorities' raid on Toplum TV and the detention of its journalists mark yet another alarming instance in the ongoing pattern of stifling press freedom and arresting members of the media.
Canada: Crown Attorney Drops Bogus Charges Against Brandi Morin Following Campaign by Women Press Freedom
CFWIJ and WPF vehemently condemns the arrest and obstruction charges faced by journalist Brandi Morin at the hands of the Edmonton Police Service.
Senegal: Police Officers Violently Attack Journalists Covering Protests
WPF categorically denounces the recent police violence against journalists while they were trying to cover demonstrations instigated by electoral postponements.
Turkiye: Selamet Turan Arrested, Detained, and Home Raided
Following a raid on her home, journalist Selamet Turan was apprehended by police in Sirnak and held in custody for nearly four days without clarity on the grounds for her detention.
Turkiye: Rozerin Gültekin on Trial for Reporting on Gemlik March
WPF vehemently condemns the unjust prosecution and continued harassment of JIN News reporter Rozerin Gültekin, who was wrongfully detained by police while reporting on the Gemlik March in Bursa.
Mexico: Police Sexually Assault Natalie and Michelle Hoyos López During Wrongful Detention
WPF strongly condemns the egregious and unacceptable acts of sexual and psychological violence perpetrated against the journalists, and sisters, Natalie and Michelle Hoyos López by police officers in Puebla, Mexico.
China: Urgent Concern for the Safety of Minnie Chan Following Disappearance in China
CFWIJ and WPF are concerned by the disappearance of journalist Minnie Chan following her attendance at a security conference in Beijing.