The police arrested journalist Kenza Khattou, a reporter for local independent news website Radio M, on May 14 for covering an anti-government protest. The protests in the capital have been ongoing since 2019 despite immense police repression and are routinely covered by the press. Those who were arrested alongside Khattou also alleged that the police used violence while detaining them.

Journalist Sheila Nakabuye was pronounced dead by a medical team at the Mbarara Regional Referral at around 8 am on Monday May 17. Nakabuye was 32 years of age and passed away due to complications in childbirth.

In a finalized settlement, the Dutch state will pay damages to journalist and CFWIJ fellow Ans Boersma. Ans was unjustifiably deported from Turkey on January 17, 2019, after Dutch intelligence reportedly shared information with Turkish authorities alleging the journalist had links to a terrorist organization. Ans was working as an economy editor for Het Financieele Dagblad when police raided her home on January 16, 2019.

Freelance photographer Tatsyana Kapitonava was arbitrarily detained on May 13, while covering a conference at Startup Family coworking centre, in Minsk. The photographer was sentenced to 10 days over administrative offences. Tatsyana was accused of participating in an unauthorised demonstration. The Coalition For Women In Journalism condemns the arbitrary and unjust detention against the photographer. We demand immediate dismissal of the charges that Tatsyana faced.

Radio Kulme reporter Fardowso Mohamud Sahal was beaten and attacked by police while covering a protest in Mogadishu on May 16. Her equipment was also confiscated by security forces. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns police violence against Fardowso. The main duty of security forces is to provide a free and safe environment. We demand Somalian officials to ensure journalists’ safety.

Journalist Amra Ahmed Diska was released and regained her freedom after seven days of abduction. The journalist was forcefully kidnapped on May 4 by a group of gunmen. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) welcomes the release of Amra, however, we demand the Nigerian security forces ensure journalists’ safety.

Several sources in Gaza who spoke to CFWIJ confirm the killing of Palestinian journalist Reema Saad in a bombing. Reema was killed in her apartment alongside her children and husband when Israeli forces attacked civilian residences in the city of Gaza on Tuesday night. Sources who knew Reema, and had worked alongside her also told the CFWIJ that she was four month pregnant at the time. We are both heartbroken and horrified with her loss.

Acceleration of these events resulted after several days of Israeli armed forces targeting Palestinian civilians following the expulsions orders of Palesitinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.

Award-winning crime reporter Patricia Devlin was again threatened online. Patricia received a very horrific threat against her son via Facebook inbox. The threat mentioned to her son was written as "your baby will suffer very soon from rape very nice". The journalist shared a screenshot on Twitter on May 8 and said, “This is what happens when authorities fail to purpose and hold to account vile creatures using fake accounts to make threats.”

Belfast Telegraph crime reporter Alison Morris and Irish Examiner political correspondent, Aoife Grace Moore have initiated legal action against the former Sunday Independent columnist and ex-senator, Eoghan Harris. The journalist filed for legal action after Mr. Harris revealed himself as one of the operators behind running an anonymous abusive account, “Barbara Pym”. Eoghan admitted last week that he was contributing to the anonymous account which was found to be posting strident and abusive content about the two women journalists. Twitter has suspended the “Barbara Pym” account permanently as well as nine other accounts with linkage to it. Phoenix Law, a law firm based in Belfast is proceeding the legal action on behalf of Aoife Grace Moore and Allison Morris. CFWIJ offers support to both women journalists and stands in solidarity with them. We believe no journalist should ever be subjected to online harassment and threats. Our online spaces need to be safer and free of toxicity. We hope that the legal action would set a precedent against those keyboard warriors who hide behind anonymity.

The executive vice-president of tech giant Oracle, Ken Glueck, has repeatedly targeted journalist Mara Hvistendahl after the publication of her investigative articles on the company. In his online posts targeting the journalist, Ken has repeatedly resorted to personal attacks. Mara’s employer publication, The Intercept, recently voiced their support for the journalist in an editorial piece explaining the details of her writing process and Ken Glueck’s retaliatory harassment.

Diane Kablakan, a correspondent for Ovajab Media, was physically assaulted by police trainees of the gendarmerie on May 9. The journalist was present at Adjame street, where the student police officers were marching, armed with batons. A few of them approached Diane and said, “you are too pretty, come over here. It's because of you we suffer”. Diane was then struck multiple times by the baton-wielding cadets and suffered bruises to her arms, legs, and around her neck.

Prominent Saudi human rights activist and journalist Loujain Al-Hathoul appeared in the Saudi supreme court on Sunday, May 10. According to Loujain's relatives, the court upheld the initial verdict, affirming the terrorist charges against her. The journalist was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison, including the two and a half years she already spent in jail. Lina Al-Hathoul, Loujain's sister, shared that the journalist was called to the Interior Ministry General Directorate of Investigation in Riyadh and informed that the supreme court upheld the earlier verdict of the appellate court regarding her conviction.

Independent journalist Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu was sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of writing anti-state stories on her social media accounts. The court convicted the journalist of violating Article 117 of the Vietnamese penal code for “creating, storing and disseminating information and materials against the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.” The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) condemns the unjust prison sentence against Tran Thi Tuyet Dieu. This trial is a pivotal example of the escalating threats to press freedom in the country. We urge the Vietnamese court to reevaluate the case against the journalist.

Kim Winkler, a photojournalist based in Berlin, was targeted online by police via Twitter on May 3. CFWIJ is dismayed by the gratuitous targeting of the journalist. We demand Berlin police officials to conduct an inquiry into that matter. It is highly unethical for a public security institution to harass journalists, whether online or in the field.

The Israeli forces deliberately targeted Palestinian journalists who cover attacks and violations against Jerusalem and worshipers in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque to cover the latest developments in Palestine. At least 10 journalists, two of whom were women, were injured during the incidents. The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) is utterly dismayed by the deliberate and vicious attacks against journalists. We demand the Israel state to end the violence towards Palestinians.