University campuses across the United States are organizing peaceful #BlackLivesMatter protests and student journalists are recording this unprecedented historical movement.

Des Moines police arrested Register reporter Andrea Sahouri on Sunday while she was covering a demonstration at Merle Hay Mall on June 1st.

Independent news outlet Status Coup co- founder Jenn Dize was covering the protests in Washington D.C. on May 30th when she was shot with a police projectile and pushed to the ground twice causing her to lose grip on her equipment.

Carolyn Cole, a Los Angeles Times photographer, was covering the protests in Minneapolis on May 31st when the police moved to disperse a crowd. A group of roughly 20 journalists standing apart from the protesters moved aside, but the police attacked them directly with pepper spray and rubber bullets, she said. A colleague, the reporter Molly Hennessy-Fiske, shouted, “We’re reporters!”

With the curfews put in place in large cities across the United States, reports of mass arrests have been surging. Among them was a Canadian reporter who traveled to NYC to cover the unrest, Anna Slatz with Rebel News, a Canadian news site.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism continues to follow the attacks on journalist Maria Ressa and her Rappler team; which entails several charges including charges of cyber libel.

Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu olarak, 8 Haziran günü “askeri casusluk” iddialarıyla gözaltına alınan ODA TV Ankara Haber Müdürü Müyesser Yıldız’ın tutuklanmasını kınıyor ve serbest bırakılmasını talep ediyoruz.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the arrest of ODATV Ankara News Manager Müyesser Yıldız, who was detained on June 8 over allegations of “military espionage”. We demand that the journalist be acquitted of charges and released.

María Fernanda de Luna Ferral, journalist and director of El Quinto Portal de Veracruz online newspaper and the daughter of María Elena Ferral, a prize-winning journalist who was assassinated in March wrote a concerning piece for Mexico News Daily yesterday, proving that the measures of protection for her should be intensified.

VOA (Voice of America) Ukraine’s video journalist Khrystyna Shevchenko says she has never been confronted with violence during her journalism career, not even when she worked in the civil war zone in Ukraine.

Women journalists in Uganda face online attacks and harassment for investigating and publishing “politically sensitive” content. Political journalists — especially those who cover opposition politics — often experience threats more than any other kind of journalism. But women journalists have it worse because the government believes they are weaker and easily intimidated.

Journalist Gaynor Hall of WGN was reporting on May 24 in Illinois on the aftermath of the large storm when she was sexually and verbally attacked. The man yelling obscenities at Hall was later identified and arrested. The sexual attacker is now being charged with battery and disorderly conduct.

Over 50 journalists in Pakistan reporting on the frontline amid the pandemic have tested positive for Covid-19. With many journalists choosing to remain anonymous and not disclose their names, it is clear that better measures should be taken by news organizations both in providing the journalists with proper protective equipment and necessary mental health support.

KPIX 5 News reporter Katie Nielsen was detained and handcuffed on June 1st while she was covering the peaceful protest organized by Oakland Tech High School students.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution staff photographer Alyssa Pointer was detained and handcuffed on June 1st while she was covering the protests in downtown Atlanta. Pointer identified herself, and her press badge was clearly displayed. She had her hands zip-tied behind her back and was not released until other reporters intervened.